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How to File a Suicide Cleanup Insurance Claim: A Step-by-Step Guide

Mental Health
Coping with Emotional Trauma
Emotional trauma can be the result of any short or long-term distress that’s been triggered by a negative experience or series of stressors. The SCU team […]

Suicide
My Child Lost a Parent: What Can Be Done?
Easily one of the hardest things to face in life is the loss of a loved one. Children have delicate upbringings that often require the support [...]

General
What to Do If Your Child Is Talking About Death
Children are considered one of life’s most precious forms. They are considered gifts to society in a number of ways. They are not only the future, […]

Facts
Mental Health
Suicide
Veterans
Ways We Can Help Stop Veteran Suicide
In the United States, veterans are 1.5x more at risk of suicide than those that haven't served and this is the second leading cause of death [...]

Cleanup
What Are Phantom Smells?
Phantom smells, sometimes referred to as phantosmia or olfactory hallucinations, refer to the experience in which a person encounters an unusual or unexplained odor that is [...]

Dealing with the Aftermath
Cadaver Dogs: What Do They Do When They Find Human Remains?
Cadaver dogs like the Labrador Retriever or German Shepherd are specially trained to detect human remains. They may be used for a variety of situations by [...]

Facts
Mental Health
Suicide
How Culture and Suicide Differs and Affects Different Countries
Suicide is not just an issue in the United States, it impacts people across all cultures and backgrounds. With an estimated successful suicide once every 11 [...]

Cleanup
Can the Smell of a Dead Body be Harmful?
Families and individuals facing a tragedy, whether it be a suicide, unattended death, homicide, or another situation involving a corpse, are generally unable to enter the [...]

Mental Health
What are Self Affirmations?
Self-affirmations are a part of a theory conceptualized by psychologist Claude Steele and popularized in the 1980s. The theory asserts that individuals who reflect on their [...]

Mental Health
Suicide
Is Substance Abuse a Risk for Suicide?
Suicide is a growing public health crisis that affects millions of American lives and causes at least 41,000 preventable deaths annually. Substance related overdoses (including illicit [...]



