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
