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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
Nassau County police and paramedics arrived at the scene on Thomas Place on Feb. 21.
Murder-suicide under investigation in Bellmore
Two people are dead in Bellmore in an apparent murder-suicide on Feb. 21, according to police. more
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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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Nassau County police talked an apparently suicidal man off the edge of the Meadowbrook Parkway/Jerusalem Avenue overpass, on the border of North Bellmore and Uniondale on Nov. 13.
Police talk down possible jumper on Meadowbrook overpass
Nassau County police were able to talk an apparently suicidal man down form the edge of the overpass on the Meadowbrook Parkway at Jerusalem Avenue, on the border of North Bellmore and Uniondale, on Nov. 13. more
Rabbi Aaron Glatt, M.D., left, and Nathan Diament
The AMA should reject physician-assisted suicide
The Hippocratic Oath has been passed down through the ages because it contains some perennial wisdom: I will keep the sick from harm and injustice. I will neither give a deadly drug to anybody who asks for it, nor make a suggestion to this effect. more
Freeport Police Department along with Nassau County police officers and officers from the Bureau of Special Operations, Marine Bureau, Emergency Service units and the Hostage Negotiation Team, responded to a suicide threat at Milburn Creek Boat Basin between Freeport and Baldwin on Aug. 19.
Police: Freeport man with AR-style rifle threatened to commit suicide
At around 3 p.m. on Aug. 19, Milburn Creek Boat Basin, a county park between Freeport and Baldwin at North Ocean Avenue, was evacuated after police received alerts that Thomas … more
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Dr. Marc Ferris
Mental health teaching is now required in schools
The Wantagh, Seaford and Levittown public school districts will be among those tasked this fall with incorporating age-appropriate mental health education into the curriculum for all grades. more
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Fox Hollow, an indie rock band, is raising money at this year’s Homecoming Show to benefit the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
Local band to rock out for a good cause in Glen Cove
Hicksville indie rock band Fox Hollow is coming to the end of their 2018 tour across the east coast and they are coming to Glen Cove. Per band tradition, their homecoming show will raise money for … more
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John Halligan spoke to students and parents in four separate assemblies at East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School last month, and shared the story about his son Ryan, who took his own life at age 13 in 2003 after being bullied.
‘Ryan’s Story’ teaches East Rockaway students dangers of bullying
Tears streamed down the faces of many students and faculty members at East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School last month as John Halligan told the tragic story of his son Ryan, who took his own life at age 13 in 2003 after being bullied. more
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