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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...
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Holiday Horror - Children, Age 5, Found Dead in Bronx Apartment

Two 5-Year-Old-Children Found Dead in the Bronx 

The NYPD is investigating the deaths of 2 children found inside a Bronx apartment. -Citizen App

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

December 18, 2023 


BRONX - Two children have been found dead inside a Bronx apartment as investigators try to determine a cause of death, the NYPD said. 


At around 11:20 am today, emergency personnel arrived at an apartment building on East 175th Street in Mount Hope. Inside the apartment officials found a boy and a girl, age 5, unconscious in the apartment. 


The children were later pronounced dead.  


Published reports claim the children are siblings. Police are investigating and the city’s medical examiner will determine a cause of death. 


Published reports claim the investigation considers the deaths suspicious. 


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Location: E 175th St, Bronx, NY, USA

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