Hundreds of thousands of parents died from drugs. Their kids need more help, advocates say
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Brenda Nina Hamilton shares the emotional burden of their loss, describing how they built a memorial for her granddaughter Emma to visit and bond with her deceased mother.
Emma expresses her feelings about her mother's death, describing the garden as a place where she can cry and be angry, a sanctuary for her grief.
Statistics reveal the tragic reality faced by children: over 321,000 have lost a parent to drug overdose in the past decade, with rates notably rising.
Experts advocate for the use of funds from opioid settlements to create programs that support children coping with parental loss and prevent generational trauma.
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