A man hanged himself in his Harlem apartment after slashing the throats of his wife and young daughter, an NYPD spokesman said. Continue Reading →
Category Archives: suicide
A Way To Deescalate Destructive And Self-Destructive Behavior From Harlem To Hollywood
What would you do if you encountered a suicidal person in Harlem? The classic scenario of a person standing on a bridge likely comes to mind when we think of suicide. Continue Reading →
The NYC Health Department Releases Data On Male Suicide From 2007 To 2016
The Health Department today released new data on male suicide in New York City from Harlem to Hollis between 2007 and 2016. Continue Reading →
East Harlem Pre-Teen Leaps To Her Death
An 11-year-old girl jumped to her death from the roof of her East Harlem building Thursday, authorities said.
Doctors’ Suicide Rate Highest Of Any Profession Reports Harlem Hospital Doctor
WebMD reports that one doctor commits suicide in the U.S. every day — the highest suicide rate of any profession. And the number of doctor suicides — 28 to 40 per 100,000 — is more than twice that of the general population, new research shows. Continue Reading →
NYPD Rescue Man Threatening To Jump From East Harlem Bridge
Patch reports that a man was rescued Sunday, March 25th, 2018, from the span of the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge that connects East Harlem with Randall’s Island, police said. Continue Reading →
Cops Shoot, Wound Disturbed Person In Harlem
An officer shot an emotionally disturbed man in the leg in Harlem on Sunday after he charged at cops with two knives in his hands, police said. Continue Reading →
Harlem Woman’s Plunge From Rooftop Probed As Suicide
NY Daily News reports that the police are investigating the fatal plunge of an East Harlem woman as a suicide, cops said Monday. Continue Reading →
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