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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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Subway Mugging in the Bronx




By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

January 11, 2023


BRONX - Police are searching for a man who mugged a woman on a Bronx subway train.


At around 5:30 am on January 10, a 48-year-old woman was on a southbound “A” train. At the Westchester and Intervale Avenue station in Longwood she was approached by a man.


Cops say the man violently struggled with the woman to get her Samsung cell phone. 


After finally ripping the $1,000 cellphone from the commuter’s hand he fled the station.


EMS treated the woman at the scene for bruising to her arm and scratches to her hand.


Cops say the suspect is a man in his 30s with a dark complexion. He is six feet tall, 180 pounds with a medium build. He was last seen wearing a green jacket, black pants and black sneakers.


Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to 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 are strictly confidential

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