The death of a family member or friend is extremely difficult, particularly
when the death results from a violent act. The following national resources
may lend support and encouragement to homicide survivors and covictims:
The Compassionate Friends
(TCF)
This nonprofit, self-help support organization offers friendship and understanding
to bereaved parents, grandparents, and siblings. TCF provides an opportunity
for sharing with and learning from other grievers.
Concerns of Police Survivors
(COPS), Inc.
COPS provides resources to help rebuild the lives of survivors of law
enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
The Dougy Center for
Grieving Children and Families
The Center provides support and training locally, nationally, and internationally
to individuals and organizations seeking to assist children in grief.
National Coalition of Homicide
Survivors
The Coalition provides individuals, professionals, and organizations a
venue to share information, resources, and ideas to improve support and
victim assistance services to homicide survivors.
National Organization of Parents of
Murdered Children (POMC), Inc.
POMC provides the ongoing emotional support needed to help parents and
other survivors facilitate the reconstruction of a "new life"
and to promote healthy grief resolution.
With funding from OVC, POMC has developed a database
directory as a referral specifically for grassroots organizations
serving victims of crime. See also OVC's searchable database of victim programs designed to help service
providers and individuals locate nonemergency crime victim services in
the United States and abroad.
Tragedy Assistance Program for
Survivors (TAPS), Inc.
TAPS is a nonprofit organization staffed by, and providing services to,
all those who have lost a loved one while serving in the Armed Forces.
Witness Justice
Witness Justice provides trauma victims and their loved ones with resources that
promote physical, psychological, and spiritual healing. The site features access
to experts, message boards, and other print and electronic victim
resources. |