Crime-Safety-Security
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26 February 2008

22 years ago, a long-time chess coach for children, Gary George Vadnais, was convicted for molesting a 7-year-old girl – and giving her genital warts. She grew up confused, depressed, self-mutilated, drug-addicted, and homeless. Now rehabilitated and happily married, she has never fully recovered. She wants people know to keep their kids safe.

See Child Safety - Molesters and Child Safety - Safeguarding.

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21 February 2008
Letter-to-the-Editor,
my step daughter was tortured for hours then killed ... in [city deleted]... i cant deal with this alone.... please help..
[survivor] CANADA

[I’ve deleted the name and city to protect the survivor’s privacy – ML]

survivor,
My heart goes out to you. You do not have to deal with this alone – 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, 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.

• The National Center for Victims of Crime at (US) 800-394-2255.
• Victim Support at www.victimsupport.org.uk.
• Parents of Murdered Children (POMC) at www.pomc.com.
• Witness Justice at www.witnessjustice.org.
• Michigan Victim Alliance at www.mivictims.org.
• Compassionate Friends at compassionatefriends.org.
• Enough Is Enough at www.enoughisenough.org.au.

Also see Crime Survivors - Overview of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and grieving the loss of a loved one to murder. Also see Crime-Survivors-Recap.

Michael

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