Contributors
This edition of Be Smart. Be Well. was made possible with the participation and support of many organizations and individuals. Their advice and assistance was invaluable in developing the Domestic Violence topic.
Acknowledgements
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Chicago Police Department, Chicago, IL
Fairview Zumbrota Clinic, Zumbrota, MN
Flybird, Inc., Oak Park, IL
Forest Park Police Department, Forest Park, IL
Garden Oaks Church of Christ, Houston TX
George K’s, Oak Park, IL
kariscandleofhope.org
Mayor’s Office on Domestic Violence, Chicago, IL
National Domestic Violence Hotline, Austin, TX
Nicole Brown Foundation, nicolebrown.org
The Allstate Foundation, Northbrook, IL
Turning Point, McHenry County, IL
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
With very special thanks to
Denise Brown, Co-Founder and President
Nicole Brown Foundation
Sheryl Cates, CEO
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Claretha Cross, Domestic Violence Liaison Officer
Chicago Police Department
Jennifer Kuhn, Program Manager
Economics Against Abuse Program
The Allstate Foundation
Leslie Landis, Director
Mayor’s Office on Domestic Violence
City of Chicago
Phyllis Holditch Niolon, PhD
Division of Violence Prevention
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Stephanie Vomvouras, M.D., M.B.A., Medical Editor, BeSmartBeWell.com
Therese Zink, M.D., Professor, Family Medicine
University of Minnesota
Our sincere gratitude to those who agreed to tell their stories:
Ken Cox
Kim Davidson
Amanda Gorman
Jim Gorman
Bessie Love
Carolyn Cox Mahoney
Frank Watson
Ina Watson
Natalie Weidel
And thanks to all who participated in the videos:
| Barb Augustine | Skylee Jarman |
| Carolyn Bailey | Dale Johnston |
| Denise Ballester | Stephanie Jordan |
| Patti Balsis | John Konstantos |
| Sean Bolger | Edward Keyel |
| Barbara K. Bradford | Laura Korn |
| Benzetta Bradford | Lori Kubista |
| Crystal Bradford | Patrick Lofius |
| James Bradford | Peter Morrissette |
| Robert Buttrill | Michelle Morrow |
| Sarah Lull Castillo | Cladia Nadeci |
| Eddie Chapman | Julia Nash |
| Kimberly Cox | Anthony Richards |
| Jane Farmer | Glorie Richter |
| Retha Fielding | Melissa Schmidt |
| Stan Franczyk | Christopher Smith |
| Swany Gitchell | Joann Taylor |
| Alcadio Gonzalez | Antoinett Ursitti |
| Frank Gross | Sharon Vieths |
| Ryan Hallahan | Nicole Vykoukal |
| Dana Holmes | L.C. Webb |
| Melinda Iverson | Ruby Williams |
