Over a million survivors are left behind, whose lives are tragically changed forever. Nothing in life can prepare us for the murder of a loved one. Murder involves more than a death. For most victims, it cuts short a healthy, young life, and for all victims, it is committed through a senseless act of violence. The added dimension of intentional violence compounds the sense of sorrow and loss with acute feelings of injustice, distrust and helplessness.
Survivors face a long period of emotional struggle to reconstruct a devastated life.
Murder is unquestionably the worst thing that one person can do to another. For its survivors, murder is a terrible tragedy. It shatters much of what was joyous and valuable in our lives. There is no cure for the aftermath of murder, but survivors can find help and understanding, and can construct a new life with a renewed sense of purpose. Homicide Survivors provides free services to a victim population that had previously been overlooked and neglected.