2026 National Conference & Webcast

Trauma-Responsive Grief Support for Youth & Families Impacted by Homicide Deaths

Join us for the 2026 NACG National Webcast, a three-hour educational event designed for professionals, featuring presenters Samantha Anthony, Sam Middleton, and Katherine Streit from Uplift Center for Grieving Children in Philadelphia. This 3.5-hour education event will highlight:

• How historic and systemic oppression shape the homicide-related grief experiences of youth and families. 

• Outlines culturally and contextually responsive strategies for understanding and addressing stigmatized grief responses such as vengefulness, guilt, and shame among co-victims of homicide. 

• Identifies several trauma-related grief behaviors that may emerge across the lifespan for survivors of violence.

This session will comprise of three hours of education and a 30 minute break. Continuing Education credits are pending for this event and will be available for purchase for attendees at an additional fee. 

This event is made possible with support from Dignity Memorial.