The role of the medical examiner’s office (MEO) is to determine the cause, mechanism, and manner of death for violent, sudden, or unexpected deaths. At Wayne County’s MEO in Detroit, Michigan, the office handles approximately 17,300 death investigations per year, with over 3,500 cases accepted for examination. An organization that sees deaths due to homicide, suicide, and accidental overdoses, the MEO makes for opportune social work intervention due to stigmatized grief. These deaths carry increased risk of complicated grief, as the bereaved may become isolated with limited social support (…