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The grief and mourning continue for the 17 students and staff killed on the afternoon of Feb. 14 during a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. But something else is happening among the anguish of the interrupted lives of the victims and survivors. Out of the agony, activism has emerged and students from across South Florida are speaking out together asking for stricter gun controls. Here's a list of grief counseling resources available for the community.

Bills To Create A Parkland Victims Fund Fail In Florida Legislature

WLRN 91.3 FM | By Skyler Swisher

Published April 10, 2019 at 1:20 PM EDT

Sara Smith, left, and her daughter Karina Smith visit a makeshift memorial in February 2018 outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 students and faculty were killed in a mass shooting in Parkland.

Families who lost loved ones in the Parkland school shooting likely won’t find monetary relief from the Florida Legislature this year.

Bills seeking to avert litigation by creating a taxpayer-backed assistance fund haven’t gotten a hearing, and they aren’t likely to pass this session, which ends on May 3.

One of the measures — sponsored by Democratic state Sen. Lauren Book — would have created a $160 million compensation fund that families of the 34 people killed and wounded in the Parkland massacrecould have accessed if they signed agreements not to pursue litigation.