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NAMI Maine (National Alliance on Mental Illness) is offering several suicide prevention training opportunities scheduled over the course of the next month that are available to school staff. Friday, May 19th (Bangor) – Training of the Trainer (TOT) in Suicide Prevention Thursday, June 1st (Portland) – Training of the Trainer (TOT) in Suicide Prevention Friday, June 2nd … Continue reading Upcoming Suicide Prevention Trainings from NAMI Maine

Local Congresswoman Susan Wild says the recently-passed federal spending bill will bring in critical funding for the greater Lehigh Valley. WDIY’s Sarit Laschinsky has more.

Washington, DC — Giffords , the gun violence prevention group led by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, applauds the House Appropriations Committee for approving the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) and Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) Fiscal Year 2023 funding bills and prior

The framework for a bill with enough votes to pass the senate even if opponents attempt to filibuster. the agreement includes money for red flag laws to keep weapons out of the hands of those who pose a threat to themselves or others. it also aims to increase access to mental health and suicide prevention programs. senators also say the legislation will address what's called the boyfriend loophole. right now unmarried partners found guilty of violence against someone they're dating can still keep their guns. the agreement would also create a more thorough review process for people between the ...

Filibuster. joining us now cnn's tom foreman. tom, the could he is what is in this framework? >> yeah, and a lot is in there in terms of things that have been sought for a long, long time. let's start with red flag laws, this he would provide funding that would allow states around the country to either reinforce red flag laws they already have and build those up or to institute such things. what does this allow you to do? it allows you to identify people in the community who clearly are a threat to other people or to themselves and for their guns to be removed because you're saying let's preve...