The Lived Experience of Support Staff Working with Homicide Survivors
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2022-10
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Illinois Criminal Justice Authority, Center for Justice Research and Evaluation
Abstract
Social service workers with lived experience can be valuable assets to those experiencing the loss of a loved one to homicide. Researchers examined interview data gathered from a Chicago homicide survivor service agency evaluation and found workers who had previously experienced the homicide of a loved one brought many benefits to helping clients. However, the data also showed providing services to this population put the workers at high risk for burnout and vicarious trauma.