HELP for Victim Service Providers -- an OVC online resource

Self help support groups, I am the founder of Mothers Against Senseless Killings (M.A.S.K.) of Richmond, Ca. Our group formed in June 2003. We were awarded a grant in 2005 from OVC/DOJ to help our prog...

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Charlene Harris

03/27/2006

I don't have any other suggestions than the excellent ones o...

Debbie

09/28/2006

Hi Davie:I would like to express my condolesances to you and...

Charlene Harris

09/19/2006

HI my name is Davie Lee my son was murdered Sept. 4, 2006 I ...

Davie Lee

09/19/2006

How do I become a member and register with your oganization?

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Cynde Nichols

01/06/2006

Just now had an opportunity to read your Web Forum questions on POMC. Thnaks for this opportunity. I work in a Victim Assistance Program and provide services to only families of homicide victims. i do dea...

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Sharon Simon

10/10/2005

Dear Cheryl from Canada: I would be gald to supply you with...

Sharon Simon

09/20/2006

Here in Barrie, Ontario there is nothing for the victims. I...

Cheryl from Can

09/20/2006

Hi, I too work only with homicide survivors and would love f...

jill garvin

03/20/2006

I am a victim advocate emloyed through the local D.A.'s office. Etowah County does not have any support groups for homicide survivors. I am interested in starting a support group, but do not know exactly...

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dbrittain

10/10/2005

The Stephanie Roper Foundation at 14750 Main Street, 1B, Upp...

Keller, C

05/24/2006

Did you find some help with starting a group? We have 4 hom...

jill garvin

03/20/2006

You may want to partner with your Hospice or other Bereavem...

janice

12/22/2005

You might get some advice from an organization here in Color...

Debbie

12/08/2005

I have parents of murdered children and there are no chapters in my area, the grief is so intense, they need someone to talk to who can say I understand and they really do. How do you take the first steps ...

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renee s

09/16/2005

Hello, I am the parent of a murdered son, a volunteer at the...

Carol

11/09/2005

Hi there, what area do you live in, or your parents? I work...

jill garvin

09/21/2005

What type of assistance is available for parents going through the murder trial, such as what's going to happen during the trial and what to expect?

Yvonne W

09/07/2005

I would like a copy of the book also.

Linda McDannald

05/01/2006

I can get it for you through the POMC. Send your address to...

YVONNE

03/01/2006

Where can I get a copy of the Path Through The Criminal Just...

pomc

02/28/2006

Please send me your e-mail address (offline) or call me at 6...

Yvonne W

09/08/2005

I am a forensic psychiatrist and am familiar with the procee...

M Arambula

09/08/2005

POMC has a booklet called Path Through The Criminal Justice ...

Nancy Ruhe

09/07/2005

Does POMC offer any training for victim advocates?

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Deb Kusber

09/07/2005

Yes, we have an Effective Leadership Training each year in O...

Nancy Ruhe

09/07/2005

What recommendations (literature, a particular approach, important considerations) do you have for those offering clinical counseling for a parent whose child was murdered by the other parent? It seems tha...

Becka

09/07/2005

Within POMC, we have a networking of murders commited by spo...

Nancy Ruhe

09/07/2005

In working with parents of murdered children it is so easy to become enmeshed in their pain. Is there a proper way to encourage and support them without becoming an "enabler"?

Kathleen

09/07/2005

Again it is important to remember that you can not take away...

Nancy Ruhe

09/07/2005

I am about to embark on Missing Children's Day here in Florida for the first time as a victim advocate. I have a family who's young daughter was brutally murdered, how do I go about dealing with this fami...

Gwen

09/07/2005

Most family members are not offended by getting referrals to...

Nancy Ruhe

09/07/2005

I have recognized lately that several survivors of homicide I have worked with have developed major health problems, one being fibromyalgia. Is this common and to be expected with victims of violent crime?...

linda sorenson

09/07/2005

I am not aware of a common association between FM and victim...

M Arambula

09/09/2005

Health problems are almost expected with survivors of homici...

Nancy Ruhe

09/07/2005

Can you tell us about the grief retreat weekends and murder-response team training?

Amy/Denise

09/07/2005

Could you please email me info on your Murder-Response Team ...

Terri Young

10/10/2005

Would it be possible to obtain a copy of the training curric...

Amy Ortwein

09/07/2005

Grief Retreat weekends are done by Jean Lewis, mother of a m...

Nancy Ruhe

09/07/2005

In a school setting, what are the best steps for educators to take in helping a student get back on track with his academic life after such a tragedy?

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sara

09/07/2005

Provide time and do not expect that in a month or two they s...

Nancy Ruhe

09/07/2005

END GUEST HOST SESSION - Thank you for participating in OVC's Web Forum Guest Host Series. We hope this discussion will help you better serve crime victims. Please continue to discuss this and other topics...

OVCRC

09/07/2005

Please discuss some of the best ways to help parents of murdered children through the first few hours after the death notification process. Generally, there are counseling services and support groups who m...

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Joni Phillips

09/07/2005

Within the first few hours they need information. They need ...

Nancy Ruhe

09/07/2005

How can states collectively utilize homicide survivors to assist with effective intervention in the aftermath of a murder or homicide death of a loved one? Should states provide monetary resources to organ...

Marvin M Bryant

09/07/2005

Networking and ensuring that organizations, AG's office, sta...

Nancy Ruhe

09/07/2005

Couldn't this be accomplished through the local POMC, the Vi...

Yvonne W

09/07/2005

I have a dog bomb case where the mother of the murdered victim refuses to speak to anyone, including her husband, about the crime against her son. It has been about 3 years and the case is just getting rea...

Deb Kusber

09/07/2005

POMC does not have literature in Mandarin. But I would sugge...

Nancy Ruhe

09/07/2005

Could you address the issue of the impact of violent death on the surviving siblings in the family? What are the challenges they face and how can we help?

Dr. Langosch

09/07/2005

I am truley sorry to hear about the murder of your son. As f...

Nancy Ruhe

09/07/2005

You can contact me at our toll free number 888-818-7662 or b...

Nancy Ruhe

09/07/2005

Nancy's answer is excellent. Might I also suggest using the...

nmsohadvocate

09/07/2005

Thank you for your helpful response. I would welcome an oppo...

Dr. Langosch

09/07/2005

My son was shot 11 times and left on a cold, dark street to ...

Yvonne W

09/07/2005

POMC considers the siblings as the forgotten survivors. Too...

Nancy Ruhe

09/07/2005

What do you say to a parent whose child has been murdered, they have other children, yet the parent says they have nothing to live for?

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Shirley Harbin

09/07/2005

Jean's answer is powerful. The sad reality to this question...

nmsohadvocate

09/07/2005

As a bereaved parent, a victim advocate for survivors of hom...

nmsohadvocate

09/07/2005

First of all you justify their feelings and make sure that t...

Nancy Ruhe

09/07/2005

Ask them in a gentle way if the murdered child was the only ...

Jean Pascale

09/07/2005

Solicitation protocol for victims' families: please clarify what types of solicitations and in what manner are appropriate to do with victims' families. Many victims' families want to be solicited to help ...

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Nancy Sabin

09/07/2005

Through your newsletter, website or whatever other source of...

Nancy Ruhe

09/07/2005

How can I help a family that clearly needs outside support services but for one reason or another ( i.e. cultural reasons)are reluctant to use the available resources?

1Advocate

09/07/2005

You might wish to sign up for OVCs workshop, Providing Cultu...

Rick Custer

09/12/2005

Patience, patience, patience - Cultural diversity training i...

Nancy Ruhe

09/07/2005

Many of us work with victims of domestic violence. Some victims, for a variety of reasons, end up killing their abuser. Do you ever work with the parents of a murdered child who was also an abuser, and if ...

Ben Zeman

09/07/2005

Thanks so much! I agree completely - we should always be ab...

Ben Atherton-Ze

09/07/2005

My background was working with domestic violence, rape, etc....

Nancy Ruhe

09/07/2005

The Victim Assistance Unit (VAU) of the Denver Police Department (DPD) typically provides the official death notifications for the DPD within the City & County of Denver. I am interested in explori...

Scott M. Snow

09/07/2005

My first suggestion would be to get extensive training from ...

Nancy Ruhe

09/07/2005

I've been working with crime victims for many years as an advocate. Parents often tell me the pain never goes away, sometimes it gets worse as time passes. What can I say to "new" victims...

Lois Ferguson

09/07/2005

After documenting over (100)suvivors/victims here in Richmon...

Charlene Harris

03/28/2006

Let them know that grief comes in cycles, the pain can go aw...

Charlene Harris

03/27/2006

You can tell them that No, the pain never does go away but t...

Jean Pascale

09/07/2005

Nancy is right on. The old thought that people go through t...

nmsohadvocate

09/07/2005

If you haven't lost a child yourself, you probably don't hav...

nmsohadvocate

09/07/2005

The pain never goes away, but depending on the support, the ...

Nancy Ruhe

09/07/2005