Yolo holds Homicide support meeting
According to a news release from District Attorney Jeff Reisig Wednesday, the first meeting was held June 6 and will be held the first Wednesday of each month at the Woodland Police Department from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
The next meeting won't be until Aug. 1 due to the Fourth of July holiday. Reisig first announced the support group to the community April 30 at the Annual Victims Tribute.
The District Attorney's Victim Services Program, together with the iCAN Crime Victims Assistance Network Foundation, planned and organized this program to help survivors of homicide in Yolo County.
Reisig said there is a great need for a homicide survivors group in Yolo County.
"The number of survivors of homicide obtaining services from our victim advocates has remained steady for the past several years," he said. "When you add all those victims up -- year after year, listen to their stories, see their strength and desire to persevere, it was abundantly clear to me that a support group like this was long overdue in our community."
Laura Valdes, the program manager of the District Attorney's Victim Services Division helped spearhead the formation of the new Yolo County support group.
"In the past, when the family and friends of a victim of homicide requested information on support groups, we had no choice but to refer them to neighboring counties. Now, we are prepared to help them right here
at home," she said. "The process of healing is different for survivors of a sudden, unexpected death of a loved one, most of all when it is at the hands of another human being."The group is open to all survivors of homicide regardless of when the loss occurred, whether the death was prosecuted or if the incident occurred in another county or state.
For more information on the support group, call Valdes at 666-8187.
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