More resources for suicide prevention - from the New York City Council for Latinas

Posted on: February 2nd, 2007
Filed Under: [ Health ] [ Hispanic News ] [ Latinas ] [ New York ] [ New York City ]
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“The City Council finally dedicated some serious time to the high rate of attempted suicide among Latina teenagers and elderly Asian women.

In a joint session of the Council`s committees on mental health and women`s issues, elected officials heard testimony on Wednesday about how this silent and under-served crisis is devastating Latina teens.”

Source: http://www.eldiariony.com
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