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Dealing with the Aftermath

What to Do After Finding a Dead Body: Immediate Steps

Finding someone unresponsive can leave you unsure what to do next. Follow a clear eight-step response that starts with protecting yourself and calling 911.

General

Do Recessions Cause Death?

Economic pitfalls are bound to happen from time to time. From minor contractions to considerable recessions, all the way to outright deep economic depression, it’s the […]

General

How to Hold a Low-Cost Funeral

At Suicide Cleanup, our job is to provide professional cleanup services and decontamination at crime scenes, suicide scenes and accidents. These types of tragedies are always […]

Dealing with the Aftermath

Mental Health

Finding the Body of a Family Member

One of the most traumatic experiences one can have is finding the body of a loved one in their home, or yours. If you’ve ever experienced […]

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Cleanup

What Does a Dead Body Smell Like?

"There's nothing like it," says a Suicide Cleanup trauma recovery technician. "Except, maybe, my 17-year-old stepson's socks." If you ask crime scene cleaners, homicide detectives, and [...]

Gun in evidence after shooting

Uncategorized

Cleaning After Death By Gunshot

Suicide Cleanup's professional trauma cleaners respond to more firearm deaths than any other biohazard cleaning situation. Even in our home state of New York, which has [...]

Uncategorized

Unattended Death Cleanup: What's the Cost?

If you or somebody you know is in need of unattended death cleanup services, contact Suicide Cleanup 24/7 for immediate nationwide assistance. Unattended death is an [...]

Blood splatter

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Professional Blood Cleanup Scenarios

What do you do when, as part of your role as a homeowner or business decision-maker, you're tasked with an unexpected blood cleanup scenario after a [...]

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Suicide

Suicide Forest: Inside Japan's Aokigahara

First, a warning: This article is about suicide and suicide ideation. If you feel you need support, please call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or [...]

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Facts

Suicide

Suicide Awareness Month

In order to make real, tangible progress towards a cause, the public must first be made fully aware of the issue; awareness has always been at [...]

Couple Hugging

Cleanup

Focus on your Family & Grieving: Suicide Cleaning Services

The most traumatizing thing in this world is suicide. If you have ever experienced the loss of a loved one or a friend through suicide, it […]