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The saying that, “Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words will never hurt you” is not really true!  Especially when it comes to how violent, self-destructive and suicidal behavior are reported or how people with mental illness are depicted in the news and creative media. It goes beyond the recent news that have led some to embrace the

This professional development training for over 200 NYC school and community-based health providers presented in association with the NYU Child Study Center on January 29 focused on the challenges caregivers face responding to young people’s mental health, especially with regard to increases in self-harming and suicidal behavior. Hosted by Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center in the Bronx, this all-day

  Join Samaritans “Be A Friend” Running Team & Help Save Lives! Samaritans has a limited number of guaranteed entries as a charity partner with the New York Road Runners for the 2018 United Airlines NYC Half Marathon. When you sign-up to run the United Airlines NYC Half Marathon on Sunday, March 18, 2018 as a member of Samaritans “Be A Friend”

Brian Mishara, Director, the Centre for Research and Intervention on Suicide and Euthanasia, Université du Québec à Montréal addressed the concerns of close to 300 NYC health providers: How to talk to children about suicide, making the point that the understanding of suicide that young children develop and their ways of coping with hardships, can have great influence on later

Key policy analysts, program administrators, researchers and other health professionals gathered to address the impact stigma has in preventing individuals from NYC’s multi-cultural communities from receiving the care they need. Sponsored by members of the NYC Council and NYS Senate, this community forum brought together those who work on the front lines with NYC’s Asian, Latina, LGBTQ, immigrant and homeless

With suicide increasing over the past 10 years, more and more people feel the need to know how to respond effectively to someone who is involved in self-harming or suicidal behavior.  This podcast, presented by Samaritans Executive Director, Alan Ross, who has over 30 years in suicide prevention, shares a basic understanding of the components of effective crisis responses for

Combining her own deeply personal experience of the loss of her husband with the stories and perspectives of others who have also survived suicide loss, Carla Fine presented an engaging evening of readings and conversations with other survivors of suicide loss.  Carla’s No Time to Say Goodbye is a compassionate exploration of a painful subject that still remains taboo to

Samaritans received New York Nonprofit Media’s first-ever Cause Award for Mental Health at a special ceremony held at the Capital Grille on November 2, where NYC Public Advocate Leticia James was the key note speaker.  The awards honored individuals, agencies, and philanthropists who made a major impact on the most pressing human services issues of New York’s nonprofit sector. Other

During this period of change and uncertainty for many people, we are reminded of the many ways we can make a difference in other people’s lives. Recognizing the challenges and difficulties our friends, family or colleagues may be experiencing, expressing our interest and showing our concern, spending time with those who are in distress or struggling to cope with whatever

September is Suicide Prevention Month in NYC, which includes International Suicide Prevention Day, celebrated all over the world, on September 10–designed to bring more attention to a  public health problem that causes more deaths annually than auto accidents. In fact, more Americans die from suicide than homicide and AIDS combined, it is the 2nd leading cause of death of our