$3.67M awarded to ‘first of its kind’ Staten Island suicide prevention program
Editor’s note: Suicidal thoughts and behaviors can be reduced with the proper mental health support and treatment. If you are in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Elected officials, health-care providers and education executives gathered at Borough Hall in St. George on Thursday to celebrate the securing of $3.67M over five years for a “first of its kind” suicide prevention program on Staten Island.