All entries below sourced from publicly-listed official pages (faculty directories, authors' own websites, org "Contact" pages). No emails guessed or pattern-matched. Where verification failed, flagged explicitly.
Use alongside launch-copy.md for the actual outreach copy. Personalise every email — no mass send.
Tier 1 first, 48 hours before any public launch. Personalised emails only.
Tier 2 same window — practitioners and expert witnesses.
Tier 3 — orgs may share with their member bases; lower-friction asks.
Tier 4 — journalists, pitched only after the repo is publicly live (launch day or +1).
Critics (Silberg, Geffner) — pitch with the same respectful, non-defensive tone. The open-source ethos requires their critique be referenced, and they should know we have done so.
Track in a sheet: name, date sent, response (none / opened / replied / shared), next action.
One follow-up at the 3-week mark only. Researchers are busy.
We've profiled her critique alongside the recognition literature — Mercer & Silberg 2016, Silberg & Dallam 2019. Lead with the genuine point that we cite her work in our balance section.
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Robert Geffner, PhD (Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma)
2022 critique of TPFF and Family Bridges in J. Family Trauma, Child Custody & Child Development — same framing: we reference his work and want him to see how
Subject: [Personalised — reference their specific work]
Dr. [Name],
Your work on [SPECIFIC PAPER OR BOOK] has shaped how a generation of
practitioners think about parental alienation. I'm writing because we've
just opened a fully open-source knowledge base on PA that draws on
[SPECIFIC THING THEY PUBLISHED], and I wanted you to see it before we
share it more widely.
Repo: github.com/AntiAlienate/antialienate-knowledge
A few highlights you may want to look at first:
- /influencers/[their-page].md — your reference page (please let us know
of any corrections or additions you'd like us to make)
- /playbooks/[relevant-playbook].md — [reason it relates to their work]
- /digest/ — daily auto-accumulated finds from PubMed, CrossRef,
CourtListener, BAILII, Reddit
Everything is CC BY 4.0. The hope is that it becomes a starting point
for every parent and lawyer working in this area.
We are not asking for anything specific — but if you find it useful,
we'd be honoured to know. If there's anything you'd like changed on
your reference page, please reply and we'll update immediately.
With gratitude for your work,
Alan Markson
AntiAlienate.com
Subject: [Personalised — reference their specific critique]
Dr. [Name],
We've built an open-source knowledge base on parental alienation and
included your critique alongside the recognition literature — Mercer
& Silberg 2016, Silberg & Dallam 2019, etc. [or relevant work].
Your work makes the field navigable. A reference resource that ignored
it would be both incomplete and intellectually dishonest. We wanted you
to see how we've represented the critique before we share the resource
more widely.
Repo: github.com/AntiAlienate/antialienate-knowledge
Your reference page: /influencers/[their-page].md
If our framing of your work misrepresents your position in any way,
please reply and we will correct it within 24 hours. We are not asking
for endorsement — only fairness.
With respect for your work,
Alan Markson
AntiAlienate.com
Tier 2 #11 (Lorandos) — retired; firm now run by Shawn Wygant. Address outreach to the firm.
Tier 2 #16 (von Boch-Galhau) — retired; verify before contacting practice number.
Tier 3 #23 (BPM Cymru) — closing 23 Dec 2025. Frame as legacy resource.
Tier 3 — CJE (Centre for Justice in Family Law) — name unverified earlier; possibly Transparency Project, CFLP, or Family Justice Council confusion. Re-confirm before pitching.
Tier 1 #6–7 (Kelly, Johnston) — no direct public emails verified; consider going through Family Court Review editorial board or AFCC.
No emails were invented. Where a contact form is the only public path, it's stated explicitly.
Verified 2026-05-25. Re-verify before any outreach more than 3 months later — academic emails change with moves, org contacts change with restructures.