House passes Katko bills to bolster mental health services
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Rep John Katko proposes bill to increase funding for suicide crisis centers by $38M
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WASHINGTON, DC U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) yesterday announced reintroduction of the Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act.
This bipartisan bill, which passed the House last Congress, bolsters aid for suicide crisis centers in Central New York. Rep. Katko reintroduced the measure alongside U.S. Reps. Grace F. Napolitano (D, CA-32) and Donald Beyer (D, VA-8).
“[Yesterday], I announced the reintroduction of the Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act, a bipartisan bill that would deliver increased funding for suicide crisis centers in Central New York. These centers, which handle the majority of local calls to the Suicide Prevention Lifeline, have long worked on tight budgets while managing ever increasing call volumes,” Katko said. “The ongoing pandemic has caused significant economic hardship and forced people to isolate. As a result, we have seen spikes in mental illness and suicide among the general population, and within our veteran community. There’s no que
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Jared Van Ramshorst plays with his dog, Ben. He was on the verge of suicide while attending Syracuse University as a doctoral student.
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Syracuse, N.Y. Jared Van Ramshorst used to think every day about killing himself.
The 31-year-old college professor, who earned a doctorate in geography from Syracuse University last year, considered suicide a “convenient option” for dealing with his chronic depression and anxiety.
“If things got too bad, I had an escape plan I knew would work,” he says.