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Although homicide cases receive heightened attention from media and the criminal justice system, the children who are directly affected lack adequate support.  Everyone experiences death in a different way, yet when the death is caused by a homicide; the grief tends to be intensified.

After a violent death, children in particular, experience a wide range of emotions and need support, resources, and specific services.  Most child homicide survivors struggle with feelings of fear, blame, confusion, depression, and isolation.  

 Not effectively coping with the trauma and loss from homicide can also invite thoughts of suicide, alcoholism, and substance abuse in children. 

Child homicide survivors need long term support and resources that help them reestablish their sense of safety, reduce their isolation, increase their knowledge of the impact of violence on their lives, and help to increase self-care and coping strategies.