Jones Beach State Park was a sea of purple on the morning of Oct. 22 as more than 4,000 people came together at Field 5 to raise money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
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By Rebecca Klar
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11/1/17
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The Long Island Crisis Center, an agency at the forefront of suicide prevention among young people, will hold its 9th annual suicide awareness walk on the Long Beach boardwalk on Sept. 17. …
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By Bridget Downes
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9/14/17
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Shortly after midnight on Wednesday, officers rescued a man who attempted to hang himself off of the bridge at Atlantic and Brower avenues in Oceanside, the 4th Precinct reported.
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8/16/17
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Parents of the Island Park school district received a letter last month in response to the popularity of a Netflix series that “presents the outcome of suicide in an exaggerated and dramatic way — not in a realistic manner,” according to Lincoln Orens Middle School Principal Vincent Randazzo.
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By Ben Strack
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5/4/17
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Nassau County police said there was no criminal activity involved in the death of two women found inside a burned car at the Green Acres Mall on Sunday night.
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By Nick Ciccone
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4/12/17
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Rockville Centre police officials helped prevent a distraught Idaho woman from committing suicide on social media in front of St. Agnes Cathedral on Jan. 25.
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By Brian Kacharaba
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2/1/17
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After the suicide and backyard burial of an elderly veteran discovered by police in Bellmore last week, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Anthony Santino announced a partnership between the township and the Long Island Crisis Center to ensure seniors are able to get the mental health support they need.
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By Erik Hawkins
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11/23/16
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Eileen Howell hung up the phone three times before SUNation Solar Systems’ CEO Scott Maskin got through to her. “Please don’t hang up,” he pleaded on the fourth call.
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By Peter Belfiore
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11/22/16
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For anyone who has not served in combat, it’s impossible to understand the horrors of war. We can try to imagine them, however. We can imagine . . .
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11/10/16
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From Thursday to Sunday, Sept. 15-18, the Long Beach Public Library is proud to present the 14th Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival. As always, the festival will be produced by local resident and musician, Steve Adelson, and will feature music from two-dozen acts in the library’s auditorium.
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9/14/16
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