Keyword: suicide prevention
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We must act to end veteran suicide
Earlier this month, we celebrated Veterans Day, and thanked those who have served our nation for their sacrifice and that of their families. We must always remember . . . more
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With the subject of mental health all the more prevalent during the pandemic, the Bayville Free Library hosted a virtual seminar about suicide prevention.
Forestalling suicide by asking questions is topic at library class
Question, persuade and refer. Those were the three words highlighted in a Tuesday-night virtual class hosted by the Bayville Free Library, where Barbara Tedesco and Gayle Parker Wright, of United Health Care, led participants through a technique that could save someone from dying by suicide. Nationwide, 48,000 people take their own lives each year.    more
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Resolve to monitor your mental health in 2021
Let’s say it like it was: 2020 was miserable. It was a horrid year for us all. Everyone — everyone — was affected to one degree or another by . . . more
Liz Marshall, a physical education teacher and S.A.F.E. Club advisor, top left, joined student club leader Madison Gamberg, Lio Grillo, Bella Adipietro, Kiersten Quirk, Janelle Melendez, Ashlyn Beauge, Montana Mawhinney and Madeline Roberti.
South Side High School students address suicide prevention with new club
After two deaths by suicide of their South Side High School peers one year ago this January and March, students came forward wanting to take action on mental health and ending the stigma. more
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A fundraiser in honor of Jamison Novello, a South Side High School sophomore who died last March, will take place in Oceanside next March.
Fundraiser planned to honor memory of Jamison Novello
To recognize the anniversary of South Side High School student Jamison Novello’s death, her family and friends will host a fundraiser in the spring. more
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Making room for mental health in schools
"I’m going trick-or-treating with Freddy Brown this Halloween dressed as Chucky.” I said this to my mom as I left my therapist’s office at the Bio Behavioral Institute in Great Neck. more
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The QPR Institute’s method of addressing suicide is “question, persuade, refer.”
Rockville Centre community, school district tackle suicide prevention
About 20 Rockville Centre teenagers and adults expressed a shared sentiment last week: Suicide must be discussed. Their conversations began at a QPR Institute suicide-prevention program, presented by QPR instructor Barbara Tedesco, at the Rockville Centre Public Library on June 3. more
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No matter the desperation, suicide isn’t the answer
When anyone, especially a teenager, dies by suicide, it is difficult to comprehend. We see the person, seemingly vibrant, alive, and we wonder how . . . more
Comedian Jay Nog leads fellow Hewlett High School graduates to perform at the Backstage to to raise awareness for suicide prevention.
Remembering ‘Goody’ with laughter in Woodmere
Untreated mental health issues can potentially lead to devastating outcomes. A local comedian is trying to bring solutions to the surface through comedy. more
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Legislator Josh Lafazan and other Nassau County officials met with P.S. I Love You Day founders Brooke DiPalma, left, and Jaimie DiPalma, center, to light the dome of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola to increase suicide awareness. The dome shone purple, the color the foundation has adopted.
Legislator Lafazan announces P.S. I Love You Day
Legislator Josh Lafazan, an independent from Woodbury, joined Assemblywoman Judy Griffin, a Democrat from Rockville Centre, and Deputy County Executive Kyle Rose-Lauder on Feb. 8 to light the dome of … more
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