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Quiet Acknowledgment is Powerful: Rethinking Suicide Prevention for Older Adults By Dr. Tyshawn J. Thompson, Clinical Psychologist, Montefiore-Einstein Psychiatry Associates  Bronx Voice  August 21, 2025 NEW YORK - Despite continued awareness and prevention efforts, suicide remains a leading cause of death in the U.S. Many conversations about suicide risk focus on youth and middle-aged populations, while older adults tend to go unnoticed - but they are an important group to consider.  Sadly, death by suicide is highest for men older than 75 years . Older adults can face many factors that increase their risk for suicidal thoughts and actions including: feelings of loneliness, social isolation, grief, family discord, new cognitive and physical deficits, financial strain, and institutionalization.  Recently, I had a conversation with a close family member who shared feelings of anxiety and a fear of losin...
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Senior on Subway Punched in Face in Bronx

AGAIN - Unprovoked Subway Attack


Police are looking for this man in connection with an unprovoked attack on a senior in the subway in the Bronx.


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

September 20, 2022


BRONX - An elderly woman was smashed in the face repeatedly by a mugger as she was leaving a subway car in the Bronx.


At around 7:45 pm on September 16, a 66-year-old woman was exiting a subway car at the Fordham Road Station. Suddenly a man blocked her exit and punched her in the face repeatedly.


Cops say the attack was unprovoked.


As the woman fell to the ground, her attacker grabbed her purse and fled the station.


The victim was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital where she was treated. She is listed in serious but stable condition.


Anyone with information should call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls remain confidential.

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