Children traumatised by homicide of loved ones 'need long-term therapy' 

AdVIC says current government funding only allows it to offer 12 counselling sessions to children and adolescents affected by homicide of a parent or a sibling. Picture: iStock/PA

The Government needs to fund long term counselling for children left traumatised by the killing of a parent or sibling, a support group has said.

AdVIC, the advocacy group for families of victims of homicide, said it has requested meetings with both the Minister for Children and the Minister of State for Mental Health on the issue, but say the requests have gone unanswered.