The murder of a child’s mother in the context of domestic violence is a traumatic experience which results in multiple stresses affecting the child’s emotional, behavioural and educational functioning. In effect, children lose both parents – their mother as victim and their father in jail or also dead from a murder-suicide – as well as their home, neighbourhood and school as they are relocated, either with extended family members or placed into foster care. In addition, extended family members must cope with their own grief and anger as they attempt to parent these troubled children. Evidence from the papers reviewed indicate that there are no guidelines for determining who is best placed for caring for the children and for providing the safety and stability necessary for recovery, nor for ensuring the provision of therapeutic support for child survivors and their families. There is also evidence to indicate that, left untreated, effects can become long-lasting and carry on into adulthood. Policy implications are considered with a focus on multi-agency family-centred advocacy approaches.

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被忽视的受害者：我们对家庭凶杀案儿童幸存者的了解（很少）

在家庭暴力背景下谋杀儿童的母亲是一种创伤性经历，会导致多重压力影响儿童的情绪、行为和教育功能。实际上，孩子们失去了父母——他们的母亲是受害者，他们的父亲在监狱里或死于谋杀自杀——以及他们搬迁时的家、社区和学校，要么与大家庭成员在一起，要么被寄养. 此外，大家庭成员在试图养育这些陷入困境的孩子时，必须应对自己的悲伤和愤怒。审查的文件中的证据表明，没有指导方针来确定谁最适合照顾孩子，以及提供康复所需的安全和稳定性，也不是为了确保为儿童幸存者及其家人提供治疗支持。还有证据表明，如果不加以治疗，影响会变得持久并持续到成年。考虑政策影响，重点关注以家庭为中心的多机构倡导方法。