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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

By Andrew R. Garbarino | 11/24/23

Long Beach veterans were honored at a Pearl Harbor Day Memorial Service at the recreation center last December. Later this month, they will walk to stop military and veteran suicides.

Long Beach's VFW and Auxiliary Post 1384 will host this new awareness event

Veterans are at a 57 percent higher risk of suicide than Americans who haven’t served in the armed forces, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. In each of the past 20 years, … more

By Angelina Zingariello | 9/15/23

Andrea Lozito has found activities, like walking her puppy, that help reduce her anxiety and depression.

Out of the Darkness Walk on Oct. 23 at Jones Beach

Many people have experienced anxiety or a more serious mental health struggle, or have lost a friend or a loved one to suicide. The global lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic shined a spotlight on these issues. more

By Kepherd Daniel | 10/13/22

ICNA Administrative Outreach Coordinator Shumaila Noor and Amena Bhutta, a licensed mental health counselor, led a mental health and suicide discussion at the Masjid Hamza mosque in Valley Stream, and addressed the stigma of discussing mental health issues in Muslim communities in the U.S.

ICNA tackles Muslim stigma about suicide

For those struggling with suicidal thoughts, a supportive, no-frills, honest conversation about mental health can be hard to come by. Even as governments, schools and workplaces engage in renewed … more

By Juan Lasso | 9/30/22

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

By Jennifer Corr | 2/5/21

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

1/7/21

Police officers from New York City, Nassau and Suffolk counties and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey stepped up to bat against police suicide at Baldwin Park on Sept. 26.

Strikeout Suicide game draws big crowd in Baldwin

In September 2019, New York City Police Department Detective Chris Panetta, 42, and his wife, Nassau County probation officer and college professor Michelle Panetta, 34, created Beyond the Badge NY, … more

By JD Freda | 10/16/20

New Horizon Counseling Center, whose Nassau facility is in Valley Stream, is offering 24/7 mental health phone counseling.

New Horizon offering 24/7 counseling in time of need

As millions of people nationwide lose their jobs amid the coronavirus outbreak, and millions more shelter in place to avoid infection, anxieties are likely at an all-time high. But in Nassau County, … more

By Peter Belfiore | 4/13/20

The billboard is visible driving southbound on Oceanside Road near the Recreation Center.

Rockville Centre community aims to prevent suicide during uncertain times

The Rockville Centre community is sending a message of hope with a new billboard by the Recreation Center on Oceanside Road. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 4/2/20

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

By Briana Bonfiglio | 3/12/20

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