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10/21/2024

Join the Forensic Technology Center of Excellence for a webinar: Assessing Stress Among MDI & Building Resilient Professionals. The webinar is on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at 1 PM EST. Register here: https://forensiccoe.org/webinar-2024-wellbeing-resilient-mdi/

10/18/2024

Don’t forget to mark your calendar! We are excited to host this workshop.

10/02/2024

If your agency is struggling with short staffing, not enough funding or resources, staff burnout, or just the plain old routine and chronic exposure to complex forensic casework, there is still no excuse for cruelty and backstabbing.

10/01/2024

Due to recent changes in availability of resources on , I will no longer be serving in my current role, effective September 30, 2024. I have worked closely with the NamUs team to ensure a smooth transition and want to assure you that you are in excellent hands moving forward. Since April, your new points of contact on NamUs have been:
NamUs_East@rti.org for all general case support which connects you with our Regional System Administrators, Melissa Pope, M.A., D-ABMDI and Jaclynn McKay, MS, CCSA
NamUs_Admin@rti.org for accounts and renewals
NamUs_CCA@rti.org for image requests, which connects you to our Cold Case Advisory Team Lead, Joe Welsch

I want to take this opportunity to express my gratitude for the trust and collaboration we've shared. It has been a pleasure working with you. I know that the NamUs team will continue to build on our successful working relationship and continue to provide you with the same level of support and dedication that you have come to expect.

Thank you for your continued support and for being a trusted user of the NamUs program.

09/20/2024

HAPPY FORENSIC SCIENCE WEEK!

09/10/2024

Forever impressed with the resiliency, bravery, and cajones of the people who make up the forensic professional community

08/18/2024

Time off. No work phone. No work emails. Full stop.

08/07/2024

Make new friends at the - get a free tshirt with your name on it! Thank you !

07/30/2024

In Building Resilient Forensic Professionals at the International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners - IACME conference, I asked you to share about your favorite cases, what fills you up, and keeps you coming back to the job. Your answers were inspiring!

07/26/2024

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8069/

Hello! For the first time in this country’s history, there is a bill on the floor that will address the lack of support for medicolegal investigation in the US. This is a big deal for our tiny but important section of criminal justice system. Will you please message your representatives and senators in support of this bill? The message I sent is below - feel free to edit it to make your own.

Dear

Please support 5.4159/H.R.8069 - The Strengthening the Medical Examiner & Coroner Act of 2024. I am a medicolegal death investigation professional and, as an often-forgotten but critical component of the criminal justice system, my staff and I need your support to continue to do this specialized, technical, costly, and public job. The majority of medicolegal death investigation systems are managed and funded at the state and county level so your support of this Act will greatly and directly impact your constituents when their family experiences a tragic or unexpected loss.

Please contact me if you need additional Information how this Act will impact the communities you serve.

Summary of H.R.8069 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Strengthening the Medical Examiner and Coroner System Act of 2024