Coping after a crime
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Life can be difficult after you've experienced crime, especially if you lose a friend or a relative. But there are ways to be there for your loved ones and methods for looking after yourselfIf you lose a mate, boyfriend, girlfriend or relative due to crime:
Losing anyone close - whatever the reason - is a difficult process. Your emotions run haywire while you try to grasp what has happened, and the loss you feel seems endless. While we can't bring them back for you there are places of support. Support after Murder and Manslaughter (SAMM) have a helpline providing support to families bereaved by homicide: 020 7735 3838.
If a friend has been a victim of crime
Being a victim can affect people in many different ways, and can be a pretty emotional experience regardless of the seriousness of the act itself. Common reactions include shock, anxiety, depression and fear. Mostly these feelings fade quite quickly but some can remain with the victim for a long time.
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