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Wheeler Deli Owner Dan Babich died by suicide in May. He was 25.

After suicide, family takes on silent killer

Dan Babich’s family didn’t see any of the signs a suicidal person might display before he took his own life at the Valley Stream deli he owned on May 1. He was 25. more

By Micah Danney mdanney@liherald.com | 9/30/15

Eric Dunetz/HeraldMembers of Team RWB, a service organization whose mission is to enrich the lives of Americans by connecting them in their community through physical and social activity.

Out of the darkness

The Long Island Crisis Center held its 7th annual suicide awareness walk on the boardwalk at Laurelton Boulevard last Sunday. The walk is the center’s culminating event on Long Island … more

By Matthew Ern | 9/24/15

For volunteers, to give is to get

Since April is National Volunteer Month, let’s consider what volunteering really is: a vital part of every community . . . more

4/16/15

Bellmore native Kristofer Goldsmith, a 29-year-old Long Beach resident, advocated for several pieces of federal legislation designed to help veterans suffering from mental illness as a result of their war experiences.

Bellmore native helps pass veterans legislation

Kristofer Goldsmith, 29, compiled yet another thick packet of documents to be sent to the Army Discharge Review Board last weekend. The Bellmore native, who now lives in Long Beach, has appealed his … more

By Julie Mansmann | 3/13/15

Goldsmith delivered a petition, organized by the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and signed by 60,000 people, to Sen. Harry Reid in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 4, urging him to bring the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Bill to the Senate floor for a vote.

Local veteran fights to stop suicides

After a trying deployment in Iraq in 2005, former U.S. Army Sgt. Kristofer Goldsmith suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. By 2007, the psychic pain seemed inescapable for the Bellmore … more

By Julie Mansmann | 12/17/14

Mepham High School students assembled on Nov. 2 at Old Westbury Gardens for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s “Out of the Darkness Walk,” which raised $303,000 for the AFSP’s work.

Mepham pitches in at suicide-prevention walk

Mepham High School’s Key Club and kickline team recently joined in the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s “Out of the Darkness Walk” at Old Westbury Gardens. more

12/3/14

In remembrance of John Rosati

June 24 was a terrible day for Jackie Fiorello and her family. After a months-long search for help for her nephew John Rosati, a 20-year-old who had moved into their Baldwin home three years earlier, Rosati took his own life. more

By Brian Croce | 10/22/14

Kenneth Minor plead guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the 2008 killing of Woodmere resident Jeffrey Locker, above.

Jeffrey Locker's killer pleas guilty to 2008 murder

Kenneth Minor, the Harlem resident who helped Woodmere resident Jeffrey Locker kill himself in 2008, plead guilty to first-degree manslaughter in State Supreme Court in Manhattan on Sept. 29. Minor will be sentenced to 12 years in prison. more

By Jeff Bessen | 9/30/14

Kenneth Minor, who was convicted of killing Woodmere resident Jeffrey Locker, above, had his guilty plea delayed until next month.

Plea for Jeffrey Locker's killer delayed

Kenneth Minor, the Harlem resident who helped Woodmere resident Jeffrey Locker kill himself in 2008, was expected to plead guilty to a manslaughter charge on Aug. 25, but it was delayed until next month. more

By Jeff Bessen | 8/25/14

Don't ignore the signs of depression

If the tragic death of Robin Williams shows us anything, it’s that depression can affect anyone — even those who seem the most successful, the most well off, the happiest. more

8/20/14

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