The guest is Robi Schlaff, former director of the Westchester County Office for Women and executive director of the Westchester Family Justice Center, who explains building coordinated domestic violence and child abuse initiatives, including a Domestic Violence High Risk Team and multidisciplinary investigations, and the challenges of implementing policy across agencies and police. She critiques family court delays and discontinuous hearings, addresses misconceptions about domestic violence risk and offender presentation, discusses burnout boundaries, shares a survivor’s courageous public testimony, and advises friends and neighbors not to urge leaving but to connect victims with experts or call police if in immediate danger.

Topics

02:32 The Docket Dear Annie

03:39 Supporting Friends After Divorce

08:40 What Not To Say

11:40 Overrated Staying For Kids

14:02 Prenup Infidelity Clauses

15:50 Reputation In Divorce

16:50 Mocktails And Divorce

18:17 Inventing A Show Mocktail

19:39 Margarita Banter

20:05 Museum Gift Shop Debate

24:27 Meet Robi Schlaff

25:06 Making Change in Government

26:09 What Makes Policy Work

28:37 Family Court Fixes

32:49 Misconceptions in DV Cases

36:06 Public Risks and Outreach

38:39 Burnout and Boundaries

43:41 Leadership Secret Sauce

45:20 Survivor Courage Story

47:11 What Neighbors Should Do

48:27 Episode Wrap and Thanks

Robi Schlaff on Domestic Violence & How to Help