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News From New York State Office of Mental Health
News from New York State Office of Mental Health
For more information contact: Jill Daniels, OMH Public Affairs, 518-474-6540
OMH Commissioner Hogan To Unveil Russian Version of NYS Suicide Prevention, Education, Awareness Kit
ALBANY, NY (09/18/2007; 1000)(readMedia)-- * MEDIA ADVISORY *
OMH Commissioner Hogan To Unveil Russian Version of NYS Suicide Prevention, Education, Awareness Kit
When: Thursday September 20, 2007,1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
| Where: |
| F.E.G.S. Brooklyn Resource Center |
| 938 Kings Highway, Brooklyn, New York |
| (B train or Q train to Kings Highway) |
Who:
- Michael F. Hogan, PhD, Commissioner, NYS Office of Mental Health
- Gail Magaliff, Chief Executive Officer, F.E.G.S.
- Alec Brook-Krasny, New York State Assemblyman
What: Commissioner Hogan will announce the Russian language version of New York State’s acclaimed Suicide Prevention, Education and Awareness Kit (SPEAK). Depression is one of the most pervasive mental health problems affecting the health and well being of Americans, including Russian Americans. Research has shown that suicide prevention and early intervention efforts are successful at saving lives, and SPEAK’s education and outreach help to ensure that people can recognize, and get help for, a person in danger of taking his or her own life
