Bellevue’s chief psychiatrist underscores importance of ‘behavioral cues’ and warning signs in suicide prevention
New York City’s suicide rate remains lower than the national average, but it started ticking up in the years since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic — and it is among the top 10 causes of premature death across the five boroughs, according to a report published last November by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Among demographics, there has been an increase in the suicide rate among Latino New Yorkers over the last decade, climbing […]
