{"id":38109,"date":"2008-03-26T16:35:41","date_gmt":"2008-03-26T21:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-legal\/uncategorized\/working-with-grieving-children-after-violent-death-a-guidebook.html"},"modified":"2008-03-26T16:35:41","modified_gmt":"2008-03-26T21:35:41","slug":"working-with-grieving-children-after-violent-death-a-guidebook","status":"publish","type":"corporate","link":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/litigation-disputes\/working-with-grieving-children-after-violent-death-a-guidebook.html","title":{"rendered":"Working with Grieving Children After Violent Death: A Guidebook for Crime Victim Assistance Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline\">\n    <div class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-content\">\n                    <p><em>This article was edited and reviewed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/company\/our-team.html\" rel=\"noopener\">FindLaw Attorney Writers<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n                | Last reviewed\n        <time>\n                            May 07, 2026\n                    <\/time>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-toggle fl-gutenberg-byline-legally-reviewed\">\n        <h2>\n            <button tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                <i class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-icon\"><\/i>\n                Legally Reviewed\n            <\/button>\n        <\/h2>\n\n        <div class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-toggle-content\">\n            <p><em>This article has been written and reviewed for legal accuracy, clarity, and style by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/company\/our-team.html\" rel=\"noopener\">FindLaw\u2019s team of legal writers and attorneys<\/a> and in accordance with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/company\/company-history\/editorial-policy.html\" rel=\"noopener\">our editorial standards<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-toggle fl-gutenberg-byline-fast-checked\">\n        <h2>\n            <button tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                <i class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-icon\"><\/i>\n                Fact-Checked\n            <\/button>\n        <\/h2>\n\n        <div class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-toggle-content\">\n            <p><em>The last updated date refers to the last time this article was reviewed by FindLaw or one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/company\/our-team\/contributing-authors.html\" rel=\"noopener\">contributing authors<\/a>. We make every effort to keep our articles updated. For information regarding a specific legal issue affecting you, please <a href=\"https:\/\/lawyers.findlaw.com\/?fli=bylinelink\" rel=\"noopener\">contact an attorney in your area<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"rxbodyfield\" xmlns:o=\"urn:www.microsoft.com\/office\" xmlns:st1=\"urn:www.microsoft.com\/smarttags\" xmlns:w=\"urn:www.microsoft.com\/word\" xmlns:x=\"urn:www.microsoft.com\/excel\"><center><table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\" width=\"50%\"><tr valign=\"top\"><td width=\"100%\"><center><p><em>NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR VICTIM ASSISTANCE&#194;&#174;<\/em><br\/> <strong>Working with Grieving Children<\/strong><br\/> <strong>After Violent Death:<\/strong><br\/> <strong>A Guidebook for Crime Victim<\/strong><br\/> <strong>Assistance Professionals<\/strong><br\/><\/p><p><strong>Marlene A. Young, Ph.D., J.D.<\/strong><br\/> Executive Director<br\/> National Organization for Victim Assistance<br\/> Prepared August, 1996<br\/> Under Cooperative Agreement<br\/> Number 95-VF-GX-K001, for<br\/> <strong>United States Department of Justice<\/strong><br\/> Office of Justice Programs<br\/> <em>Office for Victims of Crime<\/em><\/p><\/center><\/td><\/tr><\/table><p\/><\/center><p align=\"center\"><strong>Working with Grieving Children After Violent Death:<\/strong><\/p><p align=\"center\"><strong>A Guidebook for Crime Victim Assistance Professionals<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p><p\/><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/\">I. Introduction<\/a><p\/><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/\">II. Background<\/a><p\/><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/\">III. Preparation of the Caregiver<\/a><p\/><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/\">IV. The Grieving Child<\/a><p\/><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/\">V. Interventions for Grieving Children<\/a><p\/><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/\">VI. Protocols for Working With Grieving Children<\/a><p\/><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/\">Appendix I: Trauma and Violence<\/a><p\/><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/\">Appendix II: Dirge Without Music<\/a><p\/><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/\">Appendix III: Worksheet: Fears About<\/a><p\/><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/\">Appendix IV: Worksheet: Fear Action<\/a><p\/><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/\">Appendix V: (Excerpt) <em>Anger: The Misunderstood Emotion<\/em><\/a> <p\/><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/\">Appendix VI: Worksheet: Anger<\/a><p\/><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/\">Appendix VII: Worksheet: Anger Action<\/a><p\/><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/\">Appendix VIII: (Excerpt) <em>Giving Sorrow Words<\/em><\/a> <p\/><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/\">Bibliograpy<\/a><p\/><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/\">Childrens Books About Death<\/a><p\/><\/li><li>Form for Evaluating Guidebook<p\/><\/li><\/ul><strong><em>Jim was twelve years old and Terry was nine when their single-parent mother was shot and killed on the way home from work.<\/em><\/strong><p><strong><em>Shelley was eight years old and Bobby was two when their mother was shot and killed by their father before he killed himself.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Vanessa was fourteen when she was stabbed and killed by an older teenage boy in her school yard. Her friends were witnesses.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Kenny was six when his older brother Mason was killed along with three other kids in a drunk driving crash. 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