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Suicide cleanup
If you have lost someone to suicide, the room does not have to be your job. An independent cleanup company can take care of it while you look after yourself and your family.
What happens first
In Florida, the medical examiner looks into every suicide (s. 406.11). Police and an investigator from the District 19 office will come to the home, and nothing should be moved until they have finished.
When they release the home, close the door to the room. You do not need to go in, check it or tidy anything before the company arrives.
When you call
You can say as little as you like. It is enough to say there was a death at home and which room it was in.
Ask the company to use an unmarked vehicle if that matters to you, and to set aside personal items, letters and phones rather than throw them out. You can ask that someone else, such as a friend, meet them and lock up.
If the death followed a crime against the person, Florida's victim compensation program may help with cleanup. After a suicide it usually does not apply, so ask your insurer what your policy says. Who pays explains both.
Read next
- After a death at homePolice, the District 19 medical examiner and what happens in what order.
- Who pays for the cleanupThe state crime victim program, insurance basics, landlords and estates.
- How a call worksWhat happens when you dial, and what the company will ask.
- Questions and answersShort answers to what families ask first.
When you are ready
There is no rush to call. When you do, a company will explain what it would do and how it prices it.
Talk to a cleanup company
An independent company that works in the Port St. Lucie area. You decide whether to hire it.
Call (772) 918-9847Picked up day and night, seven days a week
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