Grief group helps teens, parents who’ve had to ‘face death too soon’
Michelle Wooten (left) and Jayla Leaks play a game while hanging out after school at Orange Mound Outreach Ministries on Thursday, Feb. 13. The ministry is home to a teen grief pilot program started by the Shelby County Crime Victims & Rape Crisis Center. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The Shelby County Crime Victims & Rape Crisis Center has launched a pilot teen grief program to help young people affected by homicides get counseling.
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Yolanda Jones
Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.
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