In this episode of Engage Arizona, host Bob Trent sits down with Casey Stefanski, founder of the Digital Childhood Alliance (DCA), to talk about protecting children in today’s hyper-connected world.

The DCA is a new nonprofit with a powerful mission: protect kids online and empower parents. From unsafe apps to inadequate parental controls, Casey explains how tech companies are failing to protect children—and what parents can do about it.

Key topics in this conversation:

• Why parental controls often fall short
• The hidden dangers inside “kid-friendly” apps
• How predators can reach children through games and social media
• The App Store Accountability Act and how it puts parents back in control
• The rise of AI and the urgent need for child safety safeguards
• Free resources for parents from DCA and partner organizations

Casey shares practical tips, valuable resources, and the legislative solutions that are gaining bipartisan support across the country.

Resources & Links:
Digital Childhood Alliance – https://digitalchildhoodalliance.org
Protect Young Eyes – https://protectyoungeyes.com
National Center on Sexual Exploitation – https://endsexualexploitation.org

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In this episode of Engage Arizona recorded at SoConCon 2025, host Bob Trent sits down with Brad Kehr from Americans United for Life (AUL) to discuss the critical work being done to protect life in our nation. Brad shares his personal journey into the pro-life movement and explains how AUL serves as a pro-life law firm developing model legislation to protect the unborn.

The interview highlights the dangerous reality of chemical abortions, which now make up over 60% of all abortions in America. Brad discusses AUL's Chemical Abortion Accountability Act, which aims to give women harmed by abortion pills legal recourse despite "shield laws" in progressive states that protect abortion providers.

Learn about the post-Dobbs landscape, the dangers of mail-order abortion pills, and how you can get involved through initiatives like StopHarmingWomen.org. Brad also emphasizes the importance of supporting local pregnancy resource centers and engaging with legislators on these critical life issues.

For more information on Center for Arizona Policy's work to defend life, visit azpolicy.org.

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This episode of Engage Arizona is part of a special series of interviews from the 2025 Social Conservative Policy Conference (SoConCon). SoConCon brings together the most influential policy leaders in America to debate ideas, develop strategies and action steps, and cast a fresh vision to increase the conservative movement’s impact in government and culture.

Sarah Parshall Perry is the Vice President and Legal Fellow at Defending Education. She is a former Senior Counsel to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education, and former Senior Legal Fellow in the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at the Heritage Foundation. Her writing and advocacy in the areas of parental rights and constitutional, civil rights, and administrative law have been cited by or yielded appearances in both national and international media outlets. She testifies regularly on Capitol Hill, serves on the executive committee for civil rights of the Federalist Society, and is the author of two books on the trials and triumphs of raising children on the autism spectrum.

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