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Title: The Family Support Program: helping people bereaved by drug poisoning through New York City’s Medical Examiner Office
Date: Wednesday, 11th November 2026 —9am (US-Eastern time); 14.00 pm UK; 15.00 pm, Western Europe; 16.00 pm Finland; 9.30 pm India

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Speaker: Dr Karli Hochstatter, PhD, MPH Research Scientist, Friends Research Institute, USA

Chair: Professor Richard Velleman, University of Bath, England / Sangath, India
AFINet Treasurer and Trustee

Description: This webinar described the Family Support Program (FSP): a social worker-delivered bereavement support service provided by the Drug Intelligence and Intervention Group of the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner for family, friends, and other close social network members bereaved by drug poisoning. The FSP aims to reduce grief-related distress and improve psychosocial functioning following loss. This webinar described the development and implementation of the FSP and presented preliminary findings from an embedded research study that aims to examine the impact of the FSP on people bereaved by drug poisoning. Attendees gained a comprehensive understanding of implementing responsive, trauma-informed services through medical examiner and coroner settings for individuals affected by drug poisoning loss. They also gained knowledge on conducting research in this setting and preliminary findings on the impact of the FSP.

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