How We End Child Torture with Dr. Lida Fatemi

Trigger warning In this podcast, Dr. Lida Fatemi joins us to share a very heavy and hard reality. Due to the pandemic and the isolation that our government forced us into, our society has seen a huge increase in suicides, alcoholism, drug overdoses, and mental health issues. However, one of the most heartbreaking consequences of the pandemic has been the uptick of child torture cases around the nation. Dr. Lida is on a mission to help build awareness and raise money to support these children and their families. She is working hard to create resources and psychiatric care for both the kids and their parents or caretakers. If you are curious as to what child torture is she provides this definition: “The children… were physically abused, isolated, deprived of basic necessities, terrorized, and neglected. We define child torture as a longitudinal experience characterized by at least two physical assaults or one extended assault, two or more forms of psychological maltreatment, and neglect resulting in prolonged suffering, permanent disfigurement or dysfunction, or death.” (Knox et al 2014) My intention for this podcast is to raise awareness and to support Dr. Lida in her efforts to end child torture. If you feel drawn to help, please see below in our episode notes on where you can buy Dr. Lida's book for only $5.95 (plus tax) as a portion goes to this cause OR donate to her Go Fund Me Page. Thank you for your support and for spreading awareness of this horrific and unimaginable crime towards children. I LOVE YOU!