Pastor Neil Schori and Gayle Crabtree: The Role of the Church and Clergy in Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence

The Susan Murphy Milano Show,

“Time’s Up!”

Thursday, October 13, 2pm ET

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A pastor and a pastor’s wife join forces to discuss the role of the church in the prevention and assistance to victims of intimate partner violence. Do clergy have enough training, and the appropriate training, to aid victims of violence properly? We will find out what innovative methods and training are available to churches all across the country, how churches can join hands with citizens and organizations to present unity for the victims.

Neil Schori serves as lead pastor of Naperville Christian Church. Neil has a Master of Arts in counseling from Lincoln Christian Seminary.

Over the past 10 years, Neil has served full-time in several pastoral roles ranging from family care and counseling to community groups and assimilation.

Neil is also an advocate for victims of domestic violence.

Neil lives in the Chicago suburbs with wife, Brandi, and three daughters, Hannah, Mia & Ava. You can learn more about Neil on his blog.

Gayle D’Ambrosio-Crabtree is a nationally recognized speaker and author. She is the founder ofHope for Healing.Org, a 501c3 nonprofit that serves victims of sexual and domestic violence. From her East Tennessee home Gayle maintains an active speaking and consulting schedule. As a survivor of sexual assault, her motivational speaking is an encouragement to others. The message of hope is “if I can, you can” and she does indeed help others to find their way to healing.

In 2002, Gayle D’Ambrosio-Crabtree was named a National Daily Point of Light. She received recognition from 2 US Presidents and from other officials. Gayle has appeared on national, regional and local television and has been written about in local newspapers and international publications. In 2007, she was named a “A Woman Worth Watching” in the international publication The Flier by the Commission on the Status and Role of Women of the United Methodist Church.

Gayle D’Ambrosio-Crabtree is a founding member of the Holston Conference Domestic Violence Task Force of the United Methodist Church. She is an in demand speaker and trainer who equips clergy to better respond to victims of domestic violence within their congregations.

Drawing on a decade and a half of experience in the field, she helps pastors understand the unique challenges faced by Christian victims. In her workshops pastor learn to recognize the symptoms of domestic violence and understand the cycle. She teaches pastors how to create a safety plan with a victim of domestic violence and helps pastors understand about what to expect when making a referral to a local domestic violence program.

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Claudine Dombrowski could very well be considered a “Wounded Warrior” in the fight against intimate partner violence. Fighting her personal battle against her abuser for over 16 years, she’s also taken her fight across the nation helping several other battered mothers who have lost custody of their beloved children to the very person who abused them.

In a recent development in her own backyard in Shawnee County, KS, District Attorney Chad Taylor decided to hand over misdemeanor cases, like Claudine Dombrowski’s, to the city, due to funding issues. Dombrowski knew the ones to pay the price for this decision would be those caught in the crosshairs of the abuser’s rage when released, and has taken her outrage to the media.(http://imaginepublicity.com/2011/09/15/the-lights-went-out-in-topeka-for-victims-of-domestic-violence-claudine-dombrowski-speaks-out/)

Through organizing globally, Claudine Dombrowski, and other battered mothers, have founded American/Australia Mothers Political Party to bring attention and educate others. Through combining their online efforts across the globe, they are able to link together, not always physically, but by forming groups through the wonders of technology and carrying their message far and wide.

Barry Goldstein has fought battles in the trenches and the courtrooms in an attempt to keep battered women from losing their treasure, their children. He continues to work with agencies and educators and has joined his expertise with others in the battle against violence in the home. Goldstein is a nationally recognized domestic violence expert, speaker, writer and consultant. He is the co-editor with Mo Therese Hannah of DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ABUSE and CHILD CUSTODY. Barry can be reached by email at their web site www.Domesticviolenceabuseandchildcustody.com

BARRY GOLDSTEIN, attorney, teacher, author and advocate for women abused by their partner (and too often the courts) has written a book for women seeking to leave their abusers and for their friends, family, supporters and advocates. SCARED TO LEAVE AFRAID TO STAY Paths From Family Violence to Safety tells the story of ten women as they left their abusers seeking a better life. The book shows in these abuse cases how courts handle legal issues such as orders of protection, custody, visitation, support, marital property and criminal prosecutions. It tells about the resourcesavailable for women seeking to leave their abuser. Click the links to learn more about the book, author or to view frequently asked questions (FAQs). The book is published byRobert D. Reed Publishers and is available at book stores online and off.

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Susan Murphy Milano is a staff member of the Institute for Relational Harm Reduction and Public Pathology Education. She is a specialist with intimate partner violence cases and prevention strategies and high risk cases and available for personal consultations through the Institute. She is also part of the team at Management Resources Limited of New York.

Susan is the author of "Time's Up: A Guide on How to Leave and Survive Abusive and Stalking Relationships,"Moving out, Moving on, and Defending Out Lives. Susan is the host ofThe Susan Murphy Milano Show, "Time'sUp!" . She is a regular contributor to the nationally syndicated "The Roth Show" with Dr Laurie Roth and a co-host on Crime Wire.

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Rhilee Collier: Rest in Peace Baby Girl!

On Sunday, as gunfire erupted from inside a home in EL Cajon, California, an innocent child was forever silenced.

Rhilee Collier, 14 months old, would be discovered in the aftermath of an officer shot, the bullet to his neck caught on film while exchanging gunfire with the child's father from inside the family home. The angry man then shot and killed his mother-in-law and after hours of gunfire, set the home ablaze before he died.

Officers found the child in back of his truck. Her mother, Alyssa, happened to be someplace else at the time of the rampage.

Alyssa filed for divorce on August 17, 2011, just 4 days prior to the shootings. In a text message Alyssa sent to a friend prior she says " I have never been so scared in my life."

The husband, Kevin Collier, had a prior history of violence and angry outbursts, beginning with restraining orders filed in 2003, by his own father and brother.

In court documents Alyssa asked for sole custody and child support. After she filed papers Kevin hacked into her facebook account and made changes to her information and profile.

I would like you to stop for a moment and take your eyes back up to Rhilee's photo. Her silence is the siren we need to change how cases of intimate partner violence that lead to homicide are handled in a court system that is ill equipped to properly address and assist these types of cases in every state across the country.

By the grace of God, Alyssa is alive. What she will endure in the days, months and years ahead, if she survives, will be nothing short of a miracle. The aftermath of the murders or as I call them the "intruder or now permanent guest of darkness" of her thoughts will consume her 24-hours a day. In one day her only child and mother are murdered. As time passes, the wounds to her heart and soul will not likely ever heal. At any age a trauma of this magnitude is far from recoverable and Alyssa will always be known, as though it were etched like a tattoo, as the mother married to the monster that took her entire world. If she remains in the same area, people will whisper when she ventures out in public. Silently pointing fingers, recognizing that it's her or sending texts to friends saying "guess who I just saw?" instead of asking how she is doing and offering words of prayer or encouragement. We are not a society that empathizes well with victims of violent crime and I hope people will cover her like a warm blanket with support and offer hope months, and even years, down the road. She will need it!

Rhilee's short life should be the "siren" in a legal system where divorce, child custody, post decree matters, intimate partner violence and mediation matters are handled with respect to safety issues now surrounding the majority of these cases because a victim wants to end the relationship with a clever, yet extremely dangerous psychopath.

Rhilee Collier's life, for God sake, should hold more importance to the world. Think about it, before she learned but a handful of words, the world let her down. We must not allow her abrupt silence to prevail in cases of intimate partner homicide.

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Susan Murphy Milano is a staff member of the Institute for Relational Harm Reduction and Public Pathology Education. She is a specialist with intimate partner violence prevention strategies and high risk cases and available for personal consultations through the Institute. She is also part of the team at Management Resources Limited of New York.

Susan is the author of "Time's Up: A Guide on How to Leave and Survive Abusive and Stalking Relationships,"Moving out, Moving on, and Defending Out Lives. Susan is the host of The Susan Murphy Milano Show, "Time'sUp!" . She is a regular contributor to the nationally syndicated "The Roth Show" with Dr Laurie Roth and a co-host on Crime Wire.

If you would like to schedule Susan Murphy Milano for interviews, please contact: ImaginePublicity PO BOX 14946 Surfside Beach, SC 29587 Phone: 843.808.0859 email- contact@imaginepublicity.com