Crime Survivors
Michigan Victim Alliance

After the crime fades from the news, the crime survivors left behind are the victim's loved ones trying to heal.

Contact the affiliated Michigan Victim Alliance at www.mivictims.org. Here are glimpses of similar such organizations:

Estevan Millan "Steve" Montaño was shot to death near his favorite campsite. He left behind a wife, five children and six grandchildren. "My world is shattered. I don't know how to live my life. Every night I cry. What is there out there for me? Nothing is normal in my life anymore," his widow said. "It's like a nightmare but worse. Nothing I could do could make it better. It's the worst thing in my life. Steve went away, but the loss never will. We always felt lucky we had each other, and now he's gone. That's it, he's gone," she said. "It's incredible how much you can miss one person and how much it affects your every day, your every thought."

Gail Leland, founder and director of Arizona Homicide Survivors Inc. said, "The people murdered lost their lives and paid the ultimate price - and undoubtedly suffered tremendously - but they suffer no more. The ones who are suffering now are the survivors."
Excerpted from The Arizona Daily Star – 01 January 2005

Many people want to help you. There are hundreds of support groups worldwide for the bereaved loved ones of murder victims. They’re experts at coping with grief – and recovering.

Of the handful listed below, some are located in the US, some in the UK, and one in Australia. But it doesn’t matter where you’re located. Contact any or all of them. They’ll be happy to help you from the other side of the globe – and also refer you to a group near you for face-to-face counseling. They’re very willing to help you.

Find help at:
• Crime Survivors - Overview of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and grieving the loss of a loved one to crime.
• Parents of Murdered Children help parents who’ve lost a child to murder.
• Survivors of Homicide and Witness Justice help the loved ones of murder victims.
• Michigan Victim Alliance (YOU’RE NOW ON THIS PAGE) helps murder victims' loved ones try to heal.
• Compassionate Friends help murder victim's loved ones help each other.
• Recap of Crime Survivors.
• Rape Survivors

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