Resources and Guides

Family Information Guide

The OCME Family Information Guide helps loved ones and next of kin navigate the next steps immediately after their loss, including identification procedures, claiming a decedent for final disposition, and autopsy guidelines.

Additional Languages

Arabic: خلال أوقات الحالة العصيبة خدمة الأسر و المجتمعات

Chinese (Simplified): 在家庭和社区需 要帮助的时候提 供服务

Chinese (Traditional): 在家庭與社區迫切 需要的時刻 提供 服務

French: Au service des familles et des communautés en période de besoin profond

Haitian Creole: Sèvi Fanmi ak Kominote yo Pandan Tan Gwo Bezwen

Italian: Al servizio delle famiglie e della comunità nei momenti di maggiore necessità

Japanese: 深い悲しみの 中にあるご家族と 地域社会に 奉仕する

Polish: Służymy rodzinom i społecznościom w trudnych chwilach

Russian: Служение семьям и сообществам во времена острой нужды

Spanish: Al servicio de las familias y las comunidades en tiempos de profunda necesidad

Additional Resources and Support

OCME maintains a list of agencies and charitable organizations offering resources for grief counseling, victims services and burial assistance.

For more information, please call the Family Outreach Unit at 212-323-1350.

Contact the Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME)

Please visit the Contact OCME page.