Information for Professionals

We have prepared simple one-sheet flyers of information pertinent to each of the following disciplines for your use in trainings and posting in appropriate venues. Please feel free to download and print any that are useful. Check back frequently for additional resources as we develop or locate them.

Attending Physicians

• How Physicians Can Support New Hampshire Families to Care for Their Own Dead

First Responders and Law Enforcement

• How First Responders Can Assist New Hampshire Families to Care for Their Own Dead
• ​6 Ways Law Enforcement Can Support Home Funeral Families

Clergy, Chaplains, Celebrants

• How Celebrants and Clergy Can Assist New Hampshire Families to Care for Their Own Dead

Funeral Directors

• How Funeral Directors Can Support New Hampshire Home Funeral Families​​
• How Funeral Directors Can Support Home Funeral Families
• 12 Ways Funeral Directors Can Support Home Funeral Families
• NH Embalming Statute Requirements for Home Funeral Families Explained

Cemetery and Crematory Operators

• How Cemetery and Crematory Operators Can Support New Hampshire Home Funeral Families Who Care for Their Own Dead

Medical Examiners

• How Medical Examiners Can Assist New Hampshire Families to Care for Their Own Dead

​Care Facility Staff and Administrators

• How Care Facility Staff and Administrators Can Assist New Hampshire Families to Care for Their Own Dead
• ​10 Ways Care Facility Staff Can Support Home Funeral Families
• ​Sample Hospital Policy Language for Releasing the Body

Hospice

• How Hospice Staff Can Support New Hampshire Families to Care for Their Own Dead
• ​8 Ways Hospice Staff Can Support Home Funeral Families

Hospital Staff and Administrators

• How Hospital Staff and Administrators Can Assist New Hampshire Families Choosing to Care for Their Own Dead
• ​Sample Hospital Policy Language for Releasing the Body
• 8 Ways Hospital Staff Can Support Home Funeral Families

Town and City Clerks

• How Town Clerks Can Assist New Hampshire Families to Care for Their Own Dead