Presentation Reference Materials, April 22, 2015Supporting Those Experiencing Ambiguous Loss - Hosted by Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington Dufferin

Definitions: Ambiguous Loss, Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambiguous_loss

Closure, Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closure_(psychology)

Reference Materials:

Ambiguous Loss website by Pauline Boss www.ambiguousloss.com

Ambiguous Loss - Learning to Live with Unresolved Grief by Pauline Boss, Harvard Univ. Press, 1999

Ambiguous loss in families of the missing, Pauline Boss, Lancet Supplement, 360, 2002 Retrieved from www.thelancet.com

Loss, Trauma, and Resilience - Therapeutic Work with Ambiguous Loss, Pauline Boss, Norton & Co., 2006

The trauma and complicated grief of ambiguous loss, Pauline Boss, Pastoral Psychol, 59(2), 137-145. doi: 10.1007/s11089-009-0264-0, 2009

Open to Hope Video: Dr. Pauline Boss and Dr. Gloria Horsley discuss Ambiguous Loss at the annual ADEC (Association of Death Education and Counseling) conference , Dec. 2011http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2vYyefAgZ0

The Myth of Closure by Pauline Boss and Donna Carnes, Family Process, FPI Inc., 2012 http://www.familyprocess.org/the-myth-of-closure/

Supporting those who are left behind, AFP Australian Federal Police National Missing Persons Coordination Centre, 2008 http://www.missingpersons.gov.au/en/Education--training/working-with-families/Supporting-those-who-are-left-behind.aspx

Living in Limbo: 5 Years On, Missing People UK, 2013 https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/downloads.raw?task=callelement&item_id=5396&element=dfbb2d4b-e3af-40bc-a511-b0d819792af1&method=download&Itemid=474

Writings – Related to the Missing:

Missing a Loved One – A Parent’s Perspective by Maureen Trask*, Apr. 2012 http://missingpersonsinformation.ca/docs/missing%20a%20loved%20one%20-%20a%20parents%20perspective.pdf

Tips for Supporting those Coping with the disappearance of a missing loved one by Cindy S., May 2012 http://www.missingadults.ca/covers/Helpful_Tips_of_Support_En.pdf

Both shown on CCIMA-Missing Persons Information, under Resources http://missingpersonsinformation.ca/resources/

Ambiguous Loss – Seeking Your Help in BON Newsletter Winter Jan. 2013, page 16-17 by Maureen Trask* http://www.bereavementontarionetwork.ca/siteimages/ber/BONewsletter%20January%202013.pdf

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Missing Person Myths and Facts, Victim Services, Alberta Gov https://www.solgps.alberta.ca/programs_and_services/victim_services/Pages/MythsandFacts.aspx

Living in Limbo, Missing People UK , published by Missing People, 2008

Living in Limbo: Five Years On, published by Missing People, Sept. 2013

Both documents are available on Missing People UK website under Research https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/about-us/about-the-issue/research/12-missing-people-research.html

Gone Missing – A Guide to Those Left Behind, Kindle Edition book, by Douglas Coop*, Jan. 2013, NZ http://www.amazon.com/Gone-Missing-Guide-Behind-ebook/dp/B00AWXH10C/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1380511720&sr=8-13&keywords=douglas+coop

International Songs for the Missing, written by Nigel Graham, Washington , England http://www.nigelgrahaminternationalsongsforthemissing.com/

Presenter Contact Information: Maureen Trask trasker@rogers.com Waterloo, Ontario Canada

“Thanks” to Danuta Seasons, Vicki MadDonald and Deborah Gauthier for their part.

For more information on Daniel Trask’s case, see

Canada’s Missing with Daniel’s Case file, Gov site maintained by the RCMP through the NCMPUR https://secure.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/missing-disparus/case-dossier.jsf?case=2012002599&id=0

Ottertooth Forum, news briefs and blog links, Temagami Ontario, Canada http://www.ottertooth.com/temagami.htm

Daniel Trask Investigative Website, by Michigan Backcountry Search and Rescue (MibSAR) http://www.danieltrask.ca

Daniel Trask is Missing, on Facebook by Daniel’s mom to keep the message out there https://www.facebook.com/pages/Daniel-Trask-is-Missing/141269306065266?fref=ts

Created by Maureen Trask (Daniel’s Mom)

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Resources for Families with Missing Loved Ones

Within Canada:

Canada’s Missing (Children, Adults, and Unidentified with Annual Statistics), website by Canada Gov for The National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains (NCMPUR) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) http://www.canadasmissing.ca/

Canadian Centre for Information on Missing Adults (CCIMA), website by Victims of CRCVC and OMA, Ottawa Ontario, Canada http://www.missingpersonsinformation.ca/

Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime (CRCVC), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada http://crcvc.ca/

Missing Children’s Society of Canada (MCSC) website, Calgary, Alberta, Canada http://www.mcsc.ca/

Ontario’s Missing Adults (OMA) by Lucia Dion, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaWebsite http://www.missingadults.ca FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/298244706910768/?fref=ts

Saskatchewan Government Provincial Partnership Committee on Missing Persons, Rev. March 3, 2014 Agency Response Guide to Missing Person Situations in Saskatchewan

Support for Us FB site by Maureen Trask*, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada https://www.facebook.com/#!/SupportForUs?fref=ts

Music 4 the Missing, Linda Little Smith*, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada http://www.therecord.com/news-story/2609373-families-of-missing-persons-gather-to-raise-awareness-and-support/

Blue Sky Search & Rescue Assistance Society FB site by Terry Aho*, North Bay, Ontario, Canada https://www.facebook.com/#!/blueskySARAS?fref=ts

Other Countries:

International Centre for Missing and Unidentified Persons (DOE Cold Cases) website http://www.doenetwork.org/

GINA for Missing Persons Foundation website Missing and Squeaky Wheel ™ Tour events, by Jannel Rap*, California, USA http://www.411gina.org/ 2013 Tour http://www.411gina.org/squeakywheeltour.htm

Media for the Missing (producers of Letters to our Missing) website, USA and Internationalhttp://www.mediaforthemissing.org/

NAMUS National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, website USA Gov http://www.namus.gov/

Poems for the Missing, poet Bob Rich, LA California, USA FB Group by Glendene Grant*, Calgary, Ontario, Canada https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/101421443247298/

Australian Federal Police (AFP) Missing Persons, website Australia Govhttp://www.missingpersons.gov.au/research/overview.aspx

Australian Federal Police (AFP) National Counselling Framework full version workbook, Australia Gov www.missingpersons.gov.au/~/media/MP/Files/PDFs/Supporting%20those%20who%20are%20left%20behind.ashx

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Missing Persons Advisory Network (MPAN) website by Loren O’Keeffe*, Melbourne, Australia http://mpan.com.au/

fFOMPACharitable Trust , FB page, by Cylvi Manthyng, Daughter of Douglas Coop, Perth, Western Australia

https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_114178058644847&ap=1

Family & Friends of Missing Person Aotearoa (fFOMPA) site, by Douglas Coop*, Wellington, New Zealand http://www.missingpersons.net.nz/

Families & Friends of Missing Persons Unit site, NSW Police, AUhttp://www.missingpersons.justice.nsw.gov.au/missingpersons/ffmpu_index.html

Missing People UK website, London England Gov, across UK (including England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales) www.missingpeople.org.uk

When Someone you Love goes Missing, poem by Tom M. Brown*, Ireland http://wenswritings.wordpress.com/when-someone-you-loves-goes-missing-by-tom-m-brown/  

* Denotes a family member mentioned above in Resources for Families with Missing Loved Ones

Family Member andrelationship

Their Missing Loved One

Missing Since (age then)

Missing From

Maureen Trask, mother Daniel Robert Trask(Dan, Danny)

Nov. 3, 2011 (28) Waterloo ON CanadaIn Temagami ON Canada

Linda Little Smith, step-mother Tasha Marie Smith, found deceased, July 18, 2014

Dec. 1, 2010 (28) Cambridge ON Canada,

Terry Aho, father Robert Aho(Robbie)

Oct. 12, 2009 (31) Marten River ON Canada

Glendene Grant, mother Jessica Edith Louise Foster (Jessica)

Between Mar. 28 & Apr. 3, 2006 (21)

Calgary AB Canadain N Las Vegas, Nevada USA

Jannel Rap, sister Regina Marie Bos(Gina)

Oct. 17, 2000 (40) Lincoln Nebraska USA

Loren O’Keeffe, sister Daniel James O’Keeffe(Dan)

July 15, 2011 (26) Highton, Australia

Douglas Coop, father Dr. Peter Coop June 1989 (28) Dunedin, New Zealand

Tom M. Brown, brother Ellen Coss Brown Nov. 3, 1999 (50) Dublin, Irelandin Manchester, England

NOTE: Petition “Ontario needs Missing Persons Legislation” was introduced to Ontario Parliament by MPP Catherine Fife on Oct. 20, 2014, A response from the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services by Minister Yasir Naqvi was received in early Dec. 2014. Further review and recommendations will be through th Future of Policing Advisory Committee (FPAC) who report through MCSC. The work is ongoing, and next steps will be communicated over the next year.

For details and updates see:

Missing Persons in Ontario with Petition link, Catherine Fife, MPP Kitchener-Waterloo , Oct. 2014 http://catherinefife.com/missing-persons-in-ontario/

Ontario needs Missing Persons Legislation, FB page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ontario-needs-Missing-Persons-Legislation/854689341229933

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