When Father Kills Mother

Jean Harris-Hendriks, Dora Black, Tony Kaplan

Contents: Preface: Confidentiality. Introduction: How We Came to the Work. Part I: Violence and Loss in Childhood. Children and Trauma. Children and Violence. Children and Grief. Why do People Kill Their Partners? Part II: When Father Kills Mother: Effects on the Children. The Children’s Stories. Picking up the Pieces. When Mother Kills Father. Healing the Trauma: Help for Children and Those Who Care for Them. For the Rest of Their Childhood. Looking Backward and Looking Forward: The Consequences for Adult Life. The Legal System. Part III: Learning from Experience. Research Findings. Planning Services for Bereaved and Traumatised Children. Appendices: Interviewing the Traumatised Child. Principles and Practice in Child Law. The Classification of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Voluntary Help: Useful Addresses. When Father Kills Mother: Principles for Practice.