“Outcry Witness is both a personal revelation and a rallying call to survivors of childhood trauma and sexual abuse. Blending her own harrowing journey of disclosure and two decades of legal experience, JoDee Neil shines a light on the hidden wounds that silently shape our lives. With compassion and hard-won wisdom, she guides readers through the process of facing buried pain, breaking the silence, and reclaiming their sense of self. This powerful book offers not only hope and healing for individuals, but also a blueprint for change.”
A BOOK BY JODEE NEIL
Outcry Witness
A Former Prosecutor’s Guide to Healing and Justice After Sexual Violence
A groundbreaking exploration of trauma, healing, and empowerment from a seasoned courtroom lawyer.
JoDee Neil bravely steps out of her professional role to share her personal journey as a survivor of sexual assault. Through a powerful blend of raw honesty and professional insight, she reveals how the act of disclosure itself can become a transformative tool for healing, not only for survivors but for the justice system and society at large.
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Stoney Creek Publishing Group
ABOUT THE BOOK
What You’ll Find Inside
Outcry Witness explores the complex relationship between sexual abuse, disclosure, healing and justice through JoDee Neil’s dual perspective as both a legal professional and survivor.
Drawing from personal experience and decades of legal insight, the book examines the effects of silence, the challenges of navigating the justice system and the many paths toward healing, while offering perspective for survivors, families, professionals and those seeking to better understand and interrupt cycles of harm.
WHY THIS BOOK MATTERS
Healing &
Disclosure
Examines how disclosure can become a transformative tool for healing, while recognizing that survivors choose when, how, and to whom they tell their story.
Legal Insight
Brings decades of legal experience and a prosecutor’s perspective to the challenges of navigating the justice system after sexual violence.
Survivor-
Centered
Explores multiple paths toward healing without presenting one path as universal, keeping choice, agency, and self-reclamation at the center.
Prevention &
Support
Offers perspective on early intervention and support, including ways families, professionals, and young people can help interrupt cycles of harm.
EDITORIAL ENDORSEMENTS
“A valuable and compelling how-to manual for women who are dealing with recent or past sexual assault and weighing how and whether to disclose what happened to friends or to authorities. The author approaches the topic as a survivor and as an advocate who seeks to change a culture that too often silences victims and protects perpetrators.”
“JoDee is a tireless, tenacious, and terrific advocate for the sexually abused. Everyone can learn from the lessons she teaches in this must-read masterwork.”
“This book is a lifeline for survivors of sexual assault and the people who stand with them. JoDee Neil fuses her lived experience, prosecutorial insight, and the best of current science to offer a powerful, urgently needed guide to healing and justice.”
Real readers. Real impact.
Reader responses to Outcry Witness reflect the book’s emotional depth, practical relevance, and message of healing.
★★★★★
Help for ALL rape victim
“Great read for anyone who knows anyone or has been raped themselves. I feel like it should be a requirement read for high school students.”
Sandy Tomak
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★★★★★
Powerful message must read!
“This is a well written book, full of raw emotions. A journey of healing and recovery.”
Shannon R. Cooper
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★★★★★
A Necessary Read
“I finished this book today. It is a difficult but necessary read for anyone who works in law, healthcare, and education.”
Kate Dunlap
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★★★★★
And A Call To Heal.
“Then this book found me and delivered a personally profound truth that a way forward exists.”
Smith
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ABOUT JODEE NEIL
About JoDee Neil
JoDee Neil is an attorney, former prosecutor, advocate, and author who has spent more than two decades guiding survivors and injured parties through the criminal and civil justice systems.
Her work in sexual abuse cases and crimes against children informs a voice that is both authoritative and deeply human. In Outcry Witness, she brings together professional insight and personal courage to help readers move toward healing, disclosure, and self-reclamation.
JoDee lives in Dallas with her two daughters, where she continues to advocate, write, and work toward a safer, more compassionate future.
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