title: The first day of the rest of their lives.
abstract: 1. Listening to survivors tell their stories is helpful and important. 2. "Practical help" often is as important as "therapy." 3. Homicide survivors have a different grieving process than other survivors.
authors.affiliation: New Mexico Child Fatality Review Board, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Office of the Medical Investigator, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.Eadkins@salud.unm.edu
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Adkins
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003142:Communication; D033062:Friends / Q000523:psychology; D006117:Grief; D006708:Homicide / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D009516:New Mexico; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012944:Social Support; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology