Reference Materials Oct 14 2020
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This document provides reference materials for a presentation on supporting those coping with an ambiguous loss from a missing loved one. It includes over 50 references from academic papers, books, websites, and organizations in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland that address topics like ambiguous loss theory, myths of closure, best practices for counseling families of the missing, and legislative advocacy efforts regarding missing persons policies. The references cover academic research, guidance for families and support services, missing persons data and statistics, as well as legal petitions related to missing persons laws and frameworks.
Reference Materials Oct 14 2020
- 1. Presentation Reference Materials, Oct. 14, 2020 Conversation about “Missing” Shining a Light – Seeking Advice Reference Materials Oct.14, 2020 Page 1 of 2 Presentation for: Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), Board Members Presenter Contact Information: Maureen Trask trasker@rogers.com Puslinch, Ontario Canada Definitions found on Wikipedia: Missing Person Ambiguous Loss Closure Reference Materials: Ambiguous Loss Website by Dr. Pauline Boss Ambiguous Loss - Learning to Live with Unresolved Grief by Dr. Pauline Boss, Harvard Univ. Press, 1999 Ambiguous loss in families of the missing, Dr. Pauline Boss, Lancet Supplement, 360, 2002 Loss, Trauma, and Resilience - Therapeutic Work with Ambiguous Loss, Dr. Pauline Boss, Norton & Co., 2006 The trauma and complicated grief of ambiguous loss Dr. Pauline Boss, Pastoral Psychology, 59(2), Apr. 2010 Open to Hope Video: Dr. Pauline Boss and Dr. Gloria Horsley discuss Ambiguous Loss, ADEC, Dec. 2011 The Myth of Closure, Dr. Pauline Boss and Donna Carnes, Family Process, FPI Inc., 2012 The Myth of Closure Transcript, Dr. Pauline Boss, 2016 Supporting those who are left behind, AFP Australian Federal Police Nat. Missing Persons Framework, 2008 Acknowledging the Empty Space, update Mar. 4, 2019 Search/ing for missing people: Families living with ambiguous absence, Sept. 2015 When Someone you Love goes Missing, poem by Tom M. Brown, Ireland Writings Related to the Missing: Missing a Loved One – A Parent’s Perspective by Maureen Trask, Apr. 2012 Tips for Supporting those Coping with the disappearance of a missing loved one by Cindy S., May 2012 Both are shown on CCIMA-Missing Persons Information, under Resources Ambiguous Loss – Seeking Your Help in BON Newsletter Winter Jan. 2013, page 16-17 by Maureen Trask Missing Person Myths, SK and Do You Know the Facts About Missing Persons Quiz, Sept. 19, 2017 Living in Limbo, Missing People UK, 2008 and Living in Limbo: Five Years On, Missing People UK, Sept. 2013 Both documents are available on Missing People UK website under Research and Information Gone Missing – A Guide to Those Left Behind, Kindle Edition, by Douglas Coop, Jan. 20, 2013, NZ Best practice principles for counselling the Families & Friends of missing persons FFMP, NSW, Australia 2003 Missing People: A Guide for family members and service providers, FFMP Unit, NSW Dept of Justice 2014 Missing Persons Guide, MPAN-Missing Persons Advocacy Network, Jan. 2016 Missing - Information in Canada: Canada’s Missing Public Website with Annual Statistics, NCMPUR of the RCMP, Gov. Canada Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, website with information, RCMP, Gov. Canada Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) - Missing Persons Toolkit, Aug. 2014 Canadian Centre for Information on Missing Adults (CCIMA), website by CRCVC & OMA, Ottawa ON, Canada Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime (CRCVC), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Ontario’s Missing Adults (OMA) website and FB Page by Lucia Dion, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Canadian Centre for Child Protection, website, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- 2. Presentation Reference Materials, Oct. 14, 2020 Conversation about “Missing” Shining a Light – Seeking Advice Reference Materials Oct.14, 2020 Page 2 of 2 Missing Children’s Society of Canada (MCSC) website, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Saskatchewan Government Provincial Partnership Committee on Missing Persons, Rev. March 3, 2014 Agency Response Guide to Missing Person Situations in Saskatchewan Providing support to families with missing loved ones, Greystone Bereavement Centre, Regina SW (Now known as Caring Hearts CASE Project, Regina, SK, Canada, Spring 2017 Support for Us – Families with Missing Loved Ones FB page by Maureen Trask Dead People with No Names in Ontario Curtis Rush, The Star, Oct. 29, 2010 Toronto’s Independent Civilian Review into Missing Person Investigations website, starting Sept. 2018 Missing - Information in Other Countries: International Centre for Missing and Unidentified Persons (DOE Cold Cases) GINA for Missing Persons Foundation and Missing and Squeaky Wheel ™ Tour, Jannel Rap, California, USA Media for the Missing (Letters to our Missing) FB page, USA and Int’l NAMUS National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, website, USA Gov. Ambiguous Losses that Bring Unresolved and Ongoing Grief,Lou LaGrand, USA 2007 Australian Federal Police (AFP) Missing Persons Publications, for Education and Support, Australia Gov. Taking Care of Yourself when someone goes missing, FFMPU, NSW Dept. of Justice, AU 2011 Missing Persons Advisory Network (MPAN) by Loren O’Keeffe, Melbourne, Australia fFOMPA Charitable Trust , FB page, by Cylvi Manthyng, Daughter of Douglas Coop, Perth, Western Australia Family & Friends of Missing Person Aotearoa (fFOMPA) site, by Douglas Coop, Wellington, New Zealand Family and Friends of Missing Persons Unit (FFMPU) website, Dept. of Justice, NSW, AU It’s the Hope That Hurts-Best Practice in counselling models relevant to families of missing persons, FFMPU Centre for the Study of Missing Persons website, University of Portsmouth, UK Missing People UK website, London England Gov, across UK (including England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales Missing in Ireland: The Search Process, The Irish Times, Feb. 28, 2015 Scotland’s Missing Persons Framework, May 10, 2017 Legislative/Policy Advocacy: Petition “Ontario needs Missing Persons Legislation” introduced by MPP Catherine Fife on Oct. 20, 2014. Bill 175 Safer Ontario Act given royal assent March 8, 2018, the Missing Persons Act (Schedule 7 of Bill 175), now in effect July 1, 2019. For details: Ontario gets Missing Person Legislation Petition “Develop a National Silver Alert strategy for Canada” e-1588, open until July 25, 2017, Gov. response on Feb. 7, 2019. For details: Silver Alert Canada Petition “Declare a National Missing Persons Day in Canada” tabled Jan. 29, 2018, no Gov. re-response. For details: Declare a National Missing Persons Day in Canada Input regarding police practices was gathered firsthand experiences from families with missing persons to inform and recommend necessary changes. The report Missing Persons – Recommendations was released on Jan. 20, 2020 identifying that Canada needs a National Missing Persons Framework.