Mental health, fraud legislation, and an ME's weird debt problem

In this episode of The Rest, Tony Russo tackles the mental health and retention crisis facing funeral professionals, highlighting a new survey aimed at understanding the emotional costs of the industry. Tony also dives into a strange $1.3 million debt situation involving the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner and local funeral homes, discusses a new Connecticut bill targeting funeral fraud, and explores the latest updates on Natural Organic Reduction.Show Notes* Mental Health & Retention: Exploring the need for specialized peer support and therapy for funeral directors.* Milwaukee Debt Crisis: Investigating the $1.3 million owed to the Medical Examiner’s office by local funeral homes.* Connecticut Fraud Legislation: A new bill introduced to establish a compensation account for victims of funeral service fraud.* Natural Organic Reduction (NOR): Updates on The Life We Leave documentary and controversies surrounding unauthorized human composting scattering in California.* SCI scores with earned media.* New Section: Announcement of The Doula Desk on the On Deathcare newsletter. Get full access to On Deathcare at ondeathcare.substack.com/subscribe