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BUFFALO, N.Y., April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York announced today that it invested a total of $397,375 in 47 non-profit organizations in Western New York in the first quarter of 2021 for partnerships and sponsorships, supporting and enhancing the community s health and well-being.
Among the organizations benefitting from sponsorship investments between January and April of this year are the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy for MLK, Jr. Park, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (WNY Chapter), Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo, Girls on the Run Buffalo, Westminster Economic Development Initiative (WEDI Buffalo) and WNY Women s Foundation.
Things To Do In Santa Clarita, Santa Clarita Events – April 28, 2021
Things To Do In Santa Clarita, Santa Clarita Events – Online Events – April 28, 2021: Fundraiser For Michelle Dorsey, LifeForward Virtual Workshop, Taste Of The Town, SCV Water Virtual Gardening Class, COC Focused Job Fairs, Family Nature Walk at Placerita Canyon, Drive-In at the Park, Out of the Darkness, A Day of Action… and more!
Fundraiser For Michelle Dorsey – 4/30
Zonta Presents, LifeForward Virtual Workshop: Challenges Of Motherhood – 5/1
Taste Of The Town, Benefiting Child & Family Center – 5/2
SCV Water Gardening Class: Irrigation Basics for a Sustainable Landscape 5/1
COC Focused Job Fairs (Virtual) – Applied Technology 4/28, Education 4/30
Letter to the editor: The silence about suicide is killing us
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“Died suddenly.”… ”Ended their earthly bonds.”…“Was killed when a firearm accidentally discharged.” …“Died after failing to open the garage door while the vehicle was running.”…”Gas oven failed to ignite, resulting in the death of …”…“Died of tainted drug overdose.”
Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S., with 132 Americans on average ending their lives each day. Forty-eight thousand to 50,000 people kill themselves annually. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in people between the ages of 10 and 34 years old. Men ages 65 and older are more likely to die by their own hands than any other group. Firearms account for half of all suicide deaths.
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Two suicide prevention groups in the United States have pleaded with lawmakers to row back on plans to ban gender-affirming healthcare for trans youth.
Arkansas became the first US state to ban healthcare professionals from prescribing puberty blockers and hormones to trans minors in March, despite firm opposition from medical organisations. Similar bills are currently making their way through the legislatures in Texas and Alabama.
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and LGBT+ suicide prevention charity The Trevor Project have teamed up to implore lawmakers to back away from the dehumanising bans, warning that they will have dire consequences for trans youth.