NY Human Suffering and Wellness Coalition "NYHSWC"

09/29/2022

At 6pm today Mr. Brett A. Scudder will be a guest panelist on New York State Senator Jamaal T. Bailey's Mental Health and Su***de Awareness Forum at the Northeast Bronx YMCA and virtual. An important and needed discussion for National Su***de Prevention Month. Share and join to learn more.

Thank You,

~SISFI

Humbled and honored to join this esteemed panel to bring awareness to the emotional pain, life challenges and trauma that leads to su***de and my knowledge and experiences of how to address it from my work at the Scudder Intervention Services Foundation Inc 'SISFI', The Su***de Institute and The Su***de Council. Since the pandemic, our su***de caseload has increased over 700 percent and doesn’t seem to be going down any time soon. We’re seeing more children between 4-10y/o with suicidality and is this a very serious concern on every level of our society. There aren’t enough healthcare and mental health services or practitioners to meet this unprecedented rise in emotional pain and suicidality and it will require communities to step up and create safe places and resources for people in crisis. This isn’t a clinical crisis, it’s a pain crisis that needs humane support and services to effectively meet it.

We cannot deny nor look away from this hard reality and how critically important it is to face it now with real effective solutions. This is a serious public health crisis. Sincere gratitude to Senator Jamaal T. Bailey for raising the issue, having the conversation, and allowing me to be part of it. Looking forward to it.

Description: In honor of National Su***de Prevention Month, New York State Senator Jamaal T. Bailey will be hosting an in-person/virtual conversation about mental health awareness to share personal experiences, provide resources and information, and learn how we can better support our community and young people with mental health. Join us in a critical discussion to destigmatize the public perception of su***de and the struggles that may come with mental health.

In-person at the Northeast Bronx YMCA or virtually via Zoom.

Really looking forward to it.

~Brett A. Scudder

12/16/2021

Greetings beautiful people, how are you?
Humbled to hosts and present today's virtual Health and Wellness Luncheon at the Scudder Intervention Services Foundation, Inc. 'SISFI’ and The Su***de Institute on “Emotional Males Chronicles: “Facing Our Pain, and Finding Hope and Strength Through Vulnerability, and Embracing/Expressing Emotions for Healthy and Safe Lifestyle” 12pm-1pm to bring light to the societal challenges, stigmas and stereotyping of male emotions. Since the pandemic we have seen significant increase in males suffering and struggling with emotional impacts and crying for help in all kinds of ways and places. This is a very serious State of Wellness we must put more focus and attention on to destigmatize, normalize, empathize and humanize male's expressions and experiences of emotions so we can help them manage associated behaviors. I'll address and ***de behaviors. Bring your lunch and join us as we share this moment of edification and understanding these very real and important things for males in our lives and communities. We look forward to having you. RSVP at sisfi.eventbrite.com and share. Thank You.

~Brett A. Scudder

The Scudder Intervention Services Foundation, Inc. ‘SISFI’ and The Su***de Institute invite you to our virtual Health and Wellness Luncheon “Emotional Males Chronicles: “Facing Our Pain, and Finding Hope and Strength Through Vulnerability, and Embracing/Expressing Emotions for Healthy and Safe Lifestyle” on December 16th 2021 from 12pm-1pm to bring light to the societal challenges, stigmas and stereotyping of male emotions. With so much going on across the world and being exposed and affected by the impacts, many males are struggling, suffering, hurting, and dying from emotional pain and mental health challenges with no one to express to or understand them and so they suffer in silence and plain sight. The language of emotions for males is different and is often non-verbal or physical and until/unless we understand the language, we won’t the behaviors and how to support their struggles to mitigate and prevent suffering and self-harm. Violence against self is a form of emotion males experience when they can’t express emotional pain and bottling up inside. They take out their anger on self and often loved ones, yet unchecked, we label them as abusive, violent, evil and wicked but not understanding the root causes and extent of their experiences that brought them to this level.

Bring your lunch and join us for this educational, healing, and empowering presentation and discussion on understanding and humanizing how males experience emotions and supporting their overall health and wellness during these heightened emotional crises. You never know who is hurting, struggling, suffering, and dying and needs this understanding to support and ease their pain and suffering. Our presenter is Mr. Brett A. Scudder, Su***de Attempt Survivor, and Behavioral Health and Wellness Director, Crisis Response Director/Trainer at SISFI and The Su***de Institute. Mr. Scudder attempted su***de as he struggled with emotional pain, addiction, anxiety, depression, loneliness, PTSD, multiple traumas from near death experiences and giving up on life from the challenges, pain, and losses he experienced. He now uses his experiences, studies, and research on the conditions to educate and empower people across communities so they can live happier, healthier, safer, and more fulfilling lives for themself and their families and reducing the levels of mental health and violence in homes and communities.

Bring your lunch and join us as we share this moment of edification and understanding these very real and important things for males in our lives and communities. RSVP at sisfi.eventbrite.com. Please share with your networks so others can be aware and join us. You never know who is hurting, struggling, suffering, and dying and can benefit from this. We look forward to having you with us and enjoying your physical and psychological feeding.

Thank you very much and have a great day one breath at a time with an attitude of humility and gratitude embracing positive energy and enlightenment to improve your quality of life and overall health and wellness. We apprecilove your patronage and look forward to serving you with more quality humane, health, psychological and emotional programs, services, and resources. One Love.

10/31/2021

G'day beautiful people, how are you?
Inviting you to another important general monthly virtual meeting of The Su***de Council tomorrow November 1st at 11am addressing very important and awareness, challenges, needs and strategies to meet them in preventing su***de ideation and behaviors. So many people are hurting, struggling suffering and dying and need our collective help and support to get them through. Please share with your networks and join us. Looking forward to having you. Take care, be well, and stay safe and sane one breath at a time with attitude of gratitude as if your last. ***deNetwork

Good day beautiful people, how are you?
We invite you to our Su***de Council November 1st 2021, 11am virtual meeting on "Post- Trauma Crises and Societal Fallout of Mental/Emotional Health Services/Challenges" as we continue facing hard realities of the pandemic and seasonal challenges brining more emotions for the holidays. There's significant decrease in behavioral health services causing rippling effects across the city and being aware helps to reduce stressors of accessing care with high expectations and anxiety. So many people are experiencing real struggles, hardships, pain and suffering, even in lain sight that we're missing opportunities to connect with Love and effective support. Join us online https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3a2c79ac63c3b84c338b959a3164ac7e2f%40thread.skype/1596452020489?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2296110ac3-b9c8-4373-b6de-a4dda2554172%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%225c495e95-b0cc-4541-915e-1e85c3b7169a%22%7d or via phone 929-229-2884,,197758336 # as we look into these challenges, solutions and strategies to meet the needs where they are. Looking forward to having you with us. ***de .

Please share with your networks so they can be aware and join us. Thank You, be well, and stay safe and sane one breath at a time with an attitude of gratitude as if your last. ***deNetwork

08/17/2021

G'day, how are you?
Due to significantly higher number of mental health and su***de crisis cases we have received and been receiving since and still offering 24/7 support services, we are in dire need of your help at SISFI with this fundraising effort so please support and promote. The life you save may be your own or a loved one. Thank You.

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02/05/2021

Greetings. We invite you to our Emotional Wellness virtual forum on “Emotions: Unraveled and Unraveling- Unfiltered Truths” on Friday Feb. 5th at 2pm to normalize ways in which people are feeling all kinds of emotions about the state of life and challenges with it. Our Behavioral Health Director and Crisis Response Trainer Mr. Brett A. Scudder will be moderating the forum with an amazing group of guests from various industries to really address the state of wellness we’re living in and talking about how they are managing, struggling or affected emotionally by whatever challenges they are facing and trying to make it through. Join us online at https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZjQ4ZGZkNzktZDkwNy00ZWY1LTkwZWUtMzI5NGFhN2M4MzBk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2296110ac3-b9c8-4373-b6de-a4dda2554172%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%225c495e95-b0cc-4541-915e-1e85c3b7169a%22%7d or via phone at 929-229-2884,,257890796 #. Please share and invite others to join and be empowered by the effort. We look forward to having you with us. More info here sisfi.org/emotions.html.

Thank You,

~SISFI

On February 5th, 2pm, we are hosting an Emotional Wellness virtual forum on “Emotions: Unraveled and Unraveling- Unfiltered Truths” to normalize ways in which people are feeling all kinds of emotions about the state of life and challenges with it. Mr. Brett A. Scudder, our Behavioral Health Director and Crisis Response Trainer will be moderating the forum with an amazing group of guests from various industries to really address the state of wellness we’re living in and talking about how they are managing, struggling or affected emotionally by whatever challenges they are facing and trying to make it through.

It’s such a chaotic, heartbreaking and volatile time that have many of us in an emotional rollercoaster and not being able to keep things together, but making our best to and, it’s OK. it really is. It’s Ok to feel or be out of alignment, off our game, unable to stay focused and finding challenging to breath through the aches and pains. It’s OK. facing our truths is one of the best ways to manage our state of wellness and help build the resilience to stay sane through the pandemic and growing variants and strains of it. We are all feeling out of sorts on some level and instead of fighting to pretend we’re OK let’s just humble ourselves to be open and transparent about our vulnerabilities and finding strength and resilience in it and offer unconditional and nonjudgmental listening ears and shoulders to lean on.

Our work here at SISFI, the Su***de Institute, SISFI's Abuse & Su***de First Aid Response and Wellness Centers “ASFARWC” and The The Su***de Council is to help people realize that it’s a very emotional time for everyone and everyone is managing or struggling in some way and how we can learn from and uplift each other. Join us online at https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZjQ4ZGZkNzktZDkwNy00ZWY1LTkwZWUtMzI5NGFhN2M4MzBk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2296110ac3-b9c8-4373-b6de-a4dda2554172%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%225c495e95-b0cc-4541-915e-1e85c3b7169a%22%7d or via phone at 929-229-2884,,257890796 #. Please share and invite others to join and be empowered by the effort. We look forward to having you with us. More info here sisfi.org/emotions.html.

Thank You and be safe, stay well and take care.

~SISFI

11/25/2020

Season's Greetings, how are you?
Our President/CEO Mr. Brett A. Scudder shares words of enlightenment, comfort and hope for the holidays. Take a listen and share if touches your heart and minds.

Greetings Family, how are you?As we are faced with these unprecedented global human crises that continues to permeate every aspect of our lives, we must prom...

09/28/2020

HELP. HELP. HELP. We need your help to support Mr. Scudder's recovery efforts in a new home. He has another surgery on Oct. 2nd and we are trying to do what we can to help offset costs or relocation and needed supplies. Please share and help promote the need. He's always helping people; now, we need to help him. It's a rough financial time for everyone so every little counts. We apprecilove your support with the need. Thank You and be well.

~NYHSWC

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08/31/2020

G'day, we invite you to join us on September 1st, 11am-2pm for this very important NYC Su***de Summit “Rising to Challenges and Experiences of Pain from Covid-19, Job Losses and Racial Unrest” hosted by SISFI, The Su***de Institute and NYC The Su***de Council to highlight significantly increasing numbers of suicidality across NYC affecting people across all ages from children to seniors, and providing guidance, support, resources and resilience. The event will be more humane; not clinical, as we reach into people's hearts and minds with Love, support, comfort and easing their pain. RSVP at sisfi.eventbrite.com to gain access to it. We look forward to having you with us. Please share with your networks as you never know who is hurting, struggling, suffering and dying in pain and needs this. Thank You and God bless. ***deSummit .

~NYHSWC

06/11/2020

G'day, inviting you to SISFI's virtual forum on the "Psychological Impacts of Systemic Racism: “The Pain of Fear, The Fear of Pain” on June 11th 2020 at 1pm to address the hard realities of our society and our effectiveness of healing that begins with Understanding, Empathizing and Humanizing Pain. We have some great guest speakers who will be discussing this in really human and understanding ways through experiences, studies and profession. Please share and help to promote as this is a very significant issue we're dealing with that needs to be addressed more publicly and openly. Access to the forum is in the post. Thank You. We look forward to having you with us.

~NYHSWC

The Scudder Intervention Services Foundation, Inc. ‘SISFI’, The Su***de Institute and the NYC Su***de Council invites you to our Virtual Forum on the "Psychological Impacts of Systemic Racism: “The Pain of Fear, The Fear of Pain” on June 11th 2020 at 1pm to address the hard realities of our society and our effectiveness of healing that begins with Understanding, Empathizing and Humanizing Pain. In a time where so many are directly impacted and struggling with mental health and emotional wellness challenges we need real dialog to listen and hear what people are saying about how they are feeling so they can get the proper help and support for it. Our children are also affected deeply and feeling overwhelmed, scared and confused and need us to help them understand and manage their emotions. Many adults are also lost in translation of their emotions and finding effective ways to cope and manage it.

Our President and CEO Mr. Brett A. Scudder will be moderating with our esteemed Guest Speakers. On behalf of SISFI, The Su***de Institute and The NYC Su***de Council we extend our sincere gratitude to our speakers for accepting the invite to be a part of this effort and sharing in it.

Join us online via our Microsoft Teams platform https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3a0636f1a59ddc440c8bc4cfbbfd834360%40thread.tacv2/1591195685338?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2296110ac3-b9c8-4373-b6de-a4dda2554172%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%225c495e95-b0cc-4541-915e-1e85c3b7169a%22%7d or call in via phone 929.229.2884,,301076429 #. RSVP at sisfi.eventbrite.com. Please share and help promote the effort. For any questions please feel free to contact us.

Thank you very much and have a great day one breath at a time and embrace and enjoy it. We apprecilove your patronage and look forward to serving you with more quality humane, health, psychological and emotional programs, services and resources. One Love.

~Scudder Intervention Services Foundation Inc.

06/08/2020

An invite to The Bronx Su***de Network's virtual meeting on Tuesday June 9th 2020 at 11am on “Pain and Grief of : Impacts on Children, Youth, Families and Communities” for a real conversation on these challenges and resources and solutions to address them. Check the post for RSVP and access information and join us. Please share and help to promote as the topic and timing is very crucial right now. Thank You and have a blessed day.

~Brett A. Scudder

We invite you to our Bronx ***de Network virtual meeting on Tuesday June 9th 2020 at 11am on “Pain and Grief of : Impacts on Children, Youth, Families and Communities” for a real conversation on these challenges and resources and solutions to address them. We will be continuing this focus more in depth for better understanding the psychological impacts and how to effectively connect with and support people experiencing it. The goal is to empower more people in more places with knowledge about the pain and suffering so they can be ready to respond effectively to people in crisis and pain wanting to die, deescalate the pain and crisis, and safeguard their State of Wellness. I believe this is the most significant threat we face from the pandemic, the psychological impacts and not being prepared for it. We need more trained peers and responders, clinical and non-clinical, on the frontline to help with increasing cases across the board.

We are resuming our meetings virtually through our Microsoft Teams platform (download the app or join via web) at the same time every 2nd Tuesday so please lock it down on your calendar and join us. Looking forward to having you with us video audio or video here https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3a02055da0b3d74071818db20b31727e95%40thread.skype/1588080502731?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2296110ac3-b9c8-4373-b6de-a4dda2554172%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%225c495e95-b0cc-4541-915e-1e85c3b7169a%22%7d or over the phone at 929-229-2884 ID: 875930394 #. Please test the link and ensure access ahead of the meeting and let me know if you have any issues. Share with your networks and help spread the word so others can join and benefit from the meeting.

We are looking for providers/practitioners who specialize in suicidality the Bronx Su***de Network Resource Handout (attached) as more hands-on services are needed across the Borough so people can know who we can refer people in crisis to. I notice everyone promotes the National Su***de Lifeline, but not local resources and we need to start supporting our local efforts more as they are here with us. Join us and share your work and expertise so we can build a safer and connected Bronx for those struggling, suffering and hurting from emotional pain.

Thank you very much and have a great day one breath at a time and embrace and enjoy it. We apprecilove your patronage and look forward to serving you with more quality humane, health, psychological and emotional programs, services and resources. One Love.

~Brett A. Scudder

05/31/2020

An invite to The Su***de Council general monthly meeting on June 1st, 11am online addressing the "Psychological Impacts of Covid-19 Pandemic: Job Losses, Intertwining Work and Home Environment/Life" as society adjusts and creates new norms and ways our lives are changing reactively and uncontrollably. This is a very important topic that needs to be addressed and we're happy to see interest in it. Please share and help to promote. Thank you very much and have a great day one breath at a time and enjoy it. We apprecilove your patronage and look forward to serving you with more quality human, health, psychological and emotional programs, services and resources. One Love.

~NYSWC

We invite you to our NYC Su***de Council general monthly meeting on June 1st 2020 at 11am online focusing on the "Psychological Impacts of Covid-19 Pandemic: Job Losses, Intertwining Work and Home Environment/Life" as society adjusts and creates new norms and ways our lives are changing reactively and uncontrollably. The number of people who have lost jobs and are unable to secure income has created significant hardships and many people are beyond their breaking points. The job market is so limited and competitive that even best efforts to step outside of one’s comfort to secure any job is still a daunting one. Some people are still waiting on unemployment benefits months after applying and still haven’t received anything. The unemployment system is a trigger and stressor by itself for many in completing the application, being approved and filing weekly claims. The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) application is ambiguous and may not approve people based on approval questions. For those employed, the integration of technology and working from home has added significant stressors, challenges and pains that are starting to have serious psychological and physical repercussions, and many aren’t handling or coping with it well.

Virtual meetings on services like Zoom and Microsoft Teams have become invasive and intrusive in the privacy of our home environments and safe spaces are now exposed and uncomfortable. Schools are closed and children are home 24/7 eating more, needing time to be managed, using more utilities, and being home schooled, all of which are adding to an already tense and stressful situation that’s affecting many dynamics of homes. Often, we think working from home would be easier, better or less stressful, but as many are finding out now, it really isn’t and as more companies are moving towards home-based workforce we need to understand and brace ourselves for the mental health and psychological impacts and increasing challenges. We will be addressing these challenges with tips, tools and support resources and look forward to having you with us. Feel free to share and invite others who can benefit from it.

Our President Mr. Brett A. Scudder will be hosting the meeting.

Join online at https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3a2c79ac63c3b84c338b959a3164ac7e2f%40thread.skype/1590434281382?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2296110ac3-b9c8-4373-b6de-a4dda2554172%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%225c495e95-b0cc-4541-915e-1e85c3b7169a%22%7d or call in 9292292884,,463171841 #. Please RSVP at sisfi.eventbrite.com and share with your networks if planning to attend so we can know how many people are joining. Contact us for inquiries at Ask@su***decouncil.org and/or (917) 651-1889. We look forward to having you with us.

We invite health and mental health services providers to come and share their services and programs with attendees. We welcome practitioners who focus and specialize on su***de to share their expertise for education and awareness. We invite those who are interested in learning more about the latest trends of Emotional Pain Informed Care, depression and Su***de Informed Care to join us for awareness. We will be focusing on the latest trends, behaviors, triggers, response, intervention, prevention, postvention and resources so providers, practitioners, parents, families, loved ones and advocates can know how to assist those struggling with addiction, depression, emotional pain, trauma and mental health disorders and mental illness so they can be connected to proper Systems of Care. Let’s be proactive in these critical times of human suffering, disasters, despair and pain.

There are many organizations and agencies who do not provide services or support for people struggling with emotional pain, depression, su***de ideations, attempt survivors and loss survivors, and we are expanding on mental and behavioral health services by sharing, networking and training about emotional wellness and su***de response, prevention and postvention. If you are a human/health services provider, crisis responder, grief counselor, caregiver, mental health professional, social worker, guidance counselor, clergy leader, educator or law enforcement that works with people who are abused, substance abusers, struggling, homeless, unemployed, suicidal or suffered loss from su***de or violence please join us. Together, with early intervention and effective support we can proactively save more lives from human suffering, crisis, distress and despair. Join us to collaborate, plan and strategize on 24/7 Emotional Crisis Response, awareness, training, prevention, intervention and postvention across NYC every 1st Monday of the month.

Thank you very much and have a great day one breath at a time and enjoy it. We apprecilove your patronage and look forward to serving you with more quality human, health, psychological and emotional programs, services and resources. One Love.

~The Su***de Council