Parents of children who die traumatically or unexpectedly from things like suicide or an overdose suffer from mental and physical health problems and can experience massive disruptions in their family life. For about half of these parents, the first, and sometimes only, interactions they have with the healthcare system when their child dies are with a medical examiner or coroner (hereafter 'ME'). But MEs have little to no training in helping grieving families, and there are no standards guiding medical examiners or coroners on how or even if they should help grieving families. This gap leaves parents to find the help they need on their own. This research will test two different strategies for addressing this gap in the healthcare system.
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Parents of children who die traumatically or unexpectedly from things like suicide or an overdose suffer from mental and physical health problems and can experience massive disruptions in their family life. For about half of these parents, the first, and sometimes only, interactions they have with the healthcare system when their child dies are with a medical examiner or coroner (hereafter 'ME'). But MEs have little to no training in helping grieving families, and there are no standards guiding medical examiners or coroners on how or even if they should help grieving families. This gap leaves parents to find the help they need on their own. This research will test two different strategies for addressing this gap in the healthcare system.
The Missing Pieces Trial: A Comparison of Two Interventions to Support Parents After Their Child's Unexpected or Traumatic Death
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Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
Will County Coroner's Office, Joliet, Illinois, United States, 60432
Kane County Coroner's Office, Saint Charles, Illinois, United States, 60175
Lake County Coroner's Office, Waukegan, Illinois, United States, 60085
DuPage County Coroner's Office, Wheaton, Illinois, United States, 60187
McHenry County Coroner's Office, Woodstock, Illinois, United States, 60098
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18 Years to
ALL
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Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago,
Kelly Michelson, MD, MPH, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Lurie Children's Hospital
Stacy Lindau, MD, MAPP, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Chicago
2028-02