WASHINGTON, DC U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) yesterday announced reintroduction of the Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act.
This bipartisan bill, which passed the House last Congress, bolsters aid for suicide crisis centers in Central New York. Rep. Katko reintroduced the measure alongside U.S. Reps. Grace F. Napolitano (D, CA-32) and Donald Beyer (D, VA-8).
“[Yesterday], I announced the reintroduction of the Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act, a bipartisan bill that would deliver increased funding for suicide crisis centers in Central New York. These centers, which handle the majority of local calls to the Suicide Prevention Lifeline, have long worked on tight budgets while managing ever increasing call volumes,” Katko said. “The ongoing pandemic has caused significant economic hardship and forced people to isolate. As a result, we have seen spikes in mental illness and suicide among the general population, and within our veteran community. There’s no que
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A 19-year-old Buffalo State College student who had been missing for nearly two weeks is presumed to have died by suicide at Niagara Falls, according to the Erie County district attorney.
At a news conference Thursday, Erie County District Attorney John Flynn took reporters through a minute-by-minute account of Saniyya Dennis last known whereabouts, noting her boyfriend had broken up with her earlier in the day and that she had told him and another male friend that she was considering suicide.
Dennis, a Bronx native, was last seen leaving her dorm building around 11 p.m. on April 24 before throwing out some personal items and boarding a bus to Niagara Falls, where Park Police cameras last spotted her after midnight, according to investigators.
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Editorâs Note: If you are concerned for yourself or someone else, please know that you are not alone and help is available. Donât wait to reach out for help if you are concerned; there is hope and things can get better. In Bennington County, call United Counseling Service at 802-442-5491 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK. Or, Text âVTâ to 741741.
Pierce Fulton, the former Burr and Burton Academy music standout who went on to make a name for himself internationally in electronic dance music has died, according to a family member. He was 28.
Miami police officers pull suicidal man from ledge of building
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Surveillance video shows Miami police officers rescuing man from roof of building
MIAMI – Three Miami police officers rescued a man Thursday morning who was sitting on the ledge of a downtown building contemplating taking his life.
Surveillance video shows the man sitting backwards on a rooftop ledge speaking to two officers. One of the officers extends their hands to the victim and he takes it and begins to walk forward.
The man pulls back seconds later, but a third officer comes up behind him and the three officers pull him away from the ledge.
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“In life, you’re either heading into a storm, going through a storm or coming out of a storm.”
The pandemic brought that old saying to the forefront, said Rachel Jackson, Excela Health manager of outpatient behavioral health.
“During the pandemic, we’ve certainly seen an increase in anxiety and depression related to isolation, changes in routine, the inability to access the usual forms of support,” she said.
But life’s challenges both internal and external didn’t start with the pandemic, and they won’t end when it is over.