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Elder Suicide - Know the Warning Signs

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...

Arrest in Fatal Westchester Square Stabbing


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

November 25, 2022


BRONX - Police arrested a suspect in the fatal stabbing inside a Westchester Square apartment building.



Police arrested 18-year-old Taliq Carter of Odell Avenue. He was charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon. 


No word on a motive for the slaying.




At around 2:41 am on November 23, police were called to 2511 Westchester Avenue. In the sixth floor stairwell area police found 23-year-old Rodney Truss unconscious and unresponsive. He suffered a stab wound to his right leg. 




Responding EMS pronounced Truss dead at the scene.

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