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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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Woman Groped Outside Funeral Home

Caught on Camera - Scooter Riding Sex Fiend Sought by Cops

Police are searching for this man in connection with a sex assault in front of a Bronx funeral home. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

July 13, 2023


BRONX - A woman walking in front of a funeral home was groped by a man riding a scooter in the Bronx, cops said. 





Police released surveillance video of man wanted for a sexual assault on a Bronx woman.


At around 4 am on July 6, a 49-year-old woman was walking down Castle Hill Avenue near St. Raymond’s Church and high school. When she reached the outside of Castle Hill Funeral Home, she was approached by a man riding a scooter down Castle Hill Avenue.





The man got off the scooter and walked up to the woman. Cops said without warning the suspect grabbed the woman’s breasts.


The suspect then got back on the scooter and took off northbound on Castle Hill Avenue.





The victim suffered minor injuries in the attack.


Police released surveillance video of the suspect taken from inside a local commercial establishment.






Cops said the suspect is a man in his early 20s with a light complexion and dark hair. He has a medium build and he is between 210 and 220 pounds. The suspect was last seen wearing a gold chain, brown t-shirt, black pants, and white and black flip flop sandals.


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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