1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Debbie Garner, retired Special Agent in Charge at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, joins the Forensic Focus Podcast to share insights from her 30-year career. From undercover narcotics work in her early 20s to leading Georgia’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, Debbie brings a unique perspective on collaboration, child protection, and investigator wellness. She discusses the challenges of cyber tips backlogs, the importance of cross-border cooperation, and why well-being must be built into the culture of child exploitation investigations. Debbie explains how she introduced practical, budget-conscious wellness initiatives — from group discussions to peer support and mental health check-ins — and how these efforts helped transform trust, retention, and resilience within her unit. Debbie and Paul also explore the stigma investigators often face, how leadership decisions can make or break support for officers, and what agencies can do to better safeguard the people safeguarding children. #DigitalForensics #DFIR #WellBeing #LawEnforcement&amp;nbsp;#childprotection 👉 Visit Forensic Focus at https://www.forensicfocus.com 00:00 Introduction and Guest Background 00:49 Early Career in Law Enforcement 02:11 Specialization in Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes 03:27 Challenges and Changes in Law Enforcement 06:03 The ICAC Task Force Program 09:34 Cross-Border Investigations and Cooperation 14:46 Wellness and Resiliency in Law Enforcement 18:01 Building a Culture of Wellness 28:16 Personal Stories and Agency Support 39:57 Final Thoughts and Advice 🎥 Video/Transcript - https://www.forensicfocus.com/podcast/inside-the-fight-against-child-exploitation-leadership-and-wellness-lessons-from-debbie-garner/ 📝 Show Notes Innocent Justice Foundation - https://innocentjustice.org Raven (ICAC Task Force Funding Advocacy) - https://raven.us Hexordia - https://www.hexordia.com 👉 Follow Forensic Focus here: RSS | https://www.forensicfocus.com/feed YouTube | https://youtube.com/@ForensicFocus Podcast | https://forensicfocus.com/podcast LinkedIn Page | https://linkedin.com/company/forensicfocus LinkedIn Group | https://linkedin.com/groups/693917 X | https://x.com/ForensicFocus Facebook | https://facebook.com/forensicfocus Bluesky | https://bsky.app/profile/forensicfocus.bsky.social Instagram | https://instagram.com/forensicfocus TikTok | https://tiktok.com/@forensicfocus Mastodon | https://dfir.social/@forensicfocus Website | https://www.forensicfocus.com Forensic Focus https://www.forensicfocus.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/38368885/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/193499725