Growing Awareness in the Community
Lean On Me members are enthusiastic about creating awareness in communities about the systemic issues, societal and community ripple-effects, and the re-victimization that occurs in addition to the sudden shock and grief after violence and loss. Many people do not realize the ripple effects of certain acts within the community. These are specific, preventable acts of violence that have wide-spread, damaging impacts on all aspects of a community.
By creating awareness about peace and non-violence, as well as supporting people along their new journey after their lives have been transformed by violence, we are bringing something greater to the community.
Research and Reports
Feel free to download and read some of the many articles we have found available on the Internet. We welcome all suggestions and may list your recommended resource.
We do not take responsibility for the information in any of these reports or articles. Any questions you have should be directed to the authors.
This is not an exhaustive list of research available.
http://ann.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/539/1/28
Psychotherapy of Bereavement After Homicide: Be Offensive.pdf
Journal Abstracts
Adolescent Homicide and Family Pathology: Implications for Research and Treatment with Adolescents, Journal article by Tony D. Crespi, Sandra A. Rigazio-Digilio; Adolescence, Vol. 31, 1996
Evolutionary social psychology and family homicide, Journal article by M Daly and M Wilson, Department of Psychology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Bereavement after homicide: a synergism of trauma and loss, Journal article by EK Rynearson and JM McCreery, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle
Homicide as a Risk Factor for PTSD Among Surviving Family Members, Journal article by Angelynne Amick-Mcmullan, Dean G. Kilpatrick, Heidi S. Resnick, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Medical University of South Carolina
Family survivors of homicide victims: Theoretical perspectives and an exploratory study, Journal article by Angelynne Amick-McMullan, Dean G. Kilpatrick, Lois J. Veronen and Susan Smith
Helping families of homicide victims: A multidimensional approach, Journal article by Rosemary Masters, Lucy N. Friedman and George Getzel
Impact of Homicide on Surviving Family Members, Journal article by D G Kilpatrick ; A Amick ; H S Resnick
Psychosocial aspects of parental response patterns to the death of a child by homicide, Journal article by Eileen E. Rinear
Families of homicide victims: Psychiatric responses and help-seeking, Journal article by Mezey G.; Evans C.; Hobdell K.
Communities under fire: Empowering families and children in the aftermath of homicide, Journal article by Jack C. Wall and Alan J. Levy
Homicide Survivors: Research and Practice Implications,
Child and Adolescent Homicide Survivors: Complicated Grief and Altered Worldviews, Journal article by Gloria J. Vigil, LMSW; Paul T. Clements, PhD, APRN-BC, DF-IAFN
Family-Member Homicide: A Grave Situation for Children, Journal article by Paul T. Clements, PhD, APRN-BC, DF-IAFN, Martha J. Faulkner, RN, LISW, CFNP, Martin S. Manno, MSN, RN, CNS, C
Journey of family members of homicide victims: A qualitative study of their posthomicide experience. Journal article by Armour, Marilyn Peterson. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. Vol 72(3), Jul 2002, 372-382.
Post-Homicide Reactions: Grief, Mourning and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Following A Drunk Driving Fatality, Journal article by Ginny Sprang and John McNeil