Description of the Project: A Longitudinal Primary Prevention Project for Mothers Pregnant and Widowed in the World Trade Center Tragedy of September 11, 2001, and Their Young Children

Abstract

Since spring 2002, the Project for Mothers, Infants, and Young Children of September 11, 2001, has been providing diverse pro bono therapeutic services for women who were pregnant when widowed by the World Trade Center attacks of September 11, 2001. This primary prevention Project attempted to facilitate grieving in the families and to promote optimal relationships between the mothers and their infants and their older children. This article describes the components of the Project.