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Tri-Fecta of Training with Certifications - AFI-LLC Newsletter April 2021

Each month our agency publishes an interactive and informative newsletter for
clients and colleagues. Our newsletters cover news from associations and our
profession – from training and conferences, to legislative. We also cover our
services in the areas of Expert Legal Investigations and Medicolegal
Consultations of Personal Injury, Negligence and Death in Civil, Criminal and
Probate litigation.

The current issue is posted at www.DeathCaseReview.com/afi-llc-newsletters

National Suicide Hotline – Now 988
The FCC has adopted 988 as a 3-digit number to be used nationwide to reach the National Suicide Prevention & Mental
Health Crisis Lifeline. Check with your phone service providers – landline and cell phone, including VOIP services. On July
16, 2020, the FCC adopted rules to establish 988 as the new, nationwide, 3-digit phone number for Americans in crisis to
connect with suicide prevention and mental health crisis counselors. The rules require all phone service providers to
direct all 988 calls to the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by July 16, 2022.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 24/7 (800) 273-8255
Veterans - Press 1 to be connected with the Veterans Crisis Line 24/7

Monthly Commentary – The Tri-Fecta of Training with Certifications for Criminal Defense Investigators
The role and dedication of Criminal Defense Investigators to the defense and our judicial system cannot be overstated –
it is vital in the protection of individual Constitutional rights and our judicial system. We are glad to see 2020 gone, and
still looking forward to the real 2021 making itself known in our lives. What 2020 did do was give Criminal Defense
Investigators opportunities for training and certification not available before. Let’s look into the nuances – pros & cons.
(see details and link below)

Certified Forensic Death Investigator (CFDI) Program Update
We are welcoming our first professional investigators in the pre-requisite Equivocal Death / Serious Bodily Injury (SBI)
Investigations for Professional Investigators Certificate Course, and also the new CFDI Program! Combined these are
about 40 hours of Death / SBI Investigations for Criminal Defense Investigators in these cases. The first CFDI candidates
should be completed and credentialed this month – watch for these accomplishments in May!
-- CFDI Program details at www.CertifiedForensicDeathInvestigator.com)

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