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September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. The month may be nearly over, but suicide prevention is a topic that needs to be discussed year-round.
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9/26/13
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A Nassau County police officer was found dead Monday morning at Mill Pond Preserve in Bellmore. Police report that a pedestrian was walking through the preserve when he came across a male’s body on the bike bath. It is believed to be an act of suicide.
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Deirdre Krasula
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3/26/12
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The Nassau County Sheriff Officers Association held a press conference in front of the Correctional Center on March 2 to highlight safety problems at the facility.
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By Shannon Koehle
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3/8/12
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In the early part of January, with school back in session and holidays behind us, a seminar on suicide prevention was offered to parents and high school students at Temple B’nai Torah of Wantagh through a chapter of Hadassah and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
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By Lauren Lev
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1/20/12
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We’ll return to the mini-series about the ups and downs of the teacher job market next week. But first, a preview of an upcoming program that is of interest to all this week: “Suicide is preventable.”
Suicide is the leading cause of death among young people.Therefore, the leading cause of death among children and teens is preventable. That’s a fact—and yet we’re losing an increasing number of young people.
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By Steve Kussin
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5/12/11
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Exhibits and more...
Donald BaechlerThis large-scale installation by artist Donald Baechler is accompanied by several of his collaged paintings. Through May 8. Nassau County Museum of Art, …
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4/28/11
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Six months ago, a 24-year-old woman from Franklin Square took her own life. Two weeks ago, a 24-year-old Franklin Square man killed himself in his parents’ home. A close friend of both of them said they seemed happy. They were both athletic, had great senses of humor and smiled for every photo.
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4/14/11
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All the time, teenagers prove how irresponsible they can be, driving and texting, drinking and driving, acting on impulse and without thought to the consequences.
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Randi Kreiss
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10/7/10
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For the second straight week, I must postpone my annual anniversary column. As I’ve noted many times before, I have my columns mapped out for months ahead, but when a critical education topic pops up in the news, the schedule falls by the wayside.
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Steve Kussin
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10/5/10
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“I just don't want this to happen to anyone else,” a dad said. “Even if I can help just one person.” Those are the words of a local resident, a man who lost …
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4/16/10
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