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4th Stamford Suicide In Week Has Police Alarmed, Officers Offer Support 4th Stamford Suicide In Week Has Police Alarmed, Officers Offer Support
4th Stamford Suicide In Week Has Police Alarmed, Officers Offer Support Stamford Police are asking residents to reach out to their loved ones to check on them after four residents have committed suicide over the past week.  Assistant Chief Richard Conklin said a spike like this is unheard of for the Fairfield County town. For context, Stamford had three suicides for the entire year in 2022, two in 2023, and only one in 2024 until this past week.  "I've never seen anything like it during my time with the department," Conklin said.  With the holidays approaching, Conklin worries the trend could continue.  "The holidays tend to exacerbate or …

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by Josh Lanier
News
'I Take My Kids With Me': Fairfield County Mom Left Note Before Apparent Triple-Murder/Suicide 'I Take My Kids With Me': Fairfield County Mom Left Note Before Apparent Triple-Murder/Suicide
'I Take My Kids With Me': Fairfield County Mom Left Note Before Apparent Triple-Murder/Suicide The Fairfield County mother who is accused of killing her three children before killing herself had been crying for days and left a suicide note for her husband, according to a new report. The apparent triple murder-suicide happened on Wednesday, July 27 in Danbury, on Whaley Street. The children, Junior Panjon, age 12, Joselyn Panjon, age 10, and Jonael Panjon, age 5, were found by police after the department received a request for a welfare check from a distraught and crying person, said Det. Capt. Mark Williams, of the Danbury Police. That person turned out to be Pedro Panjon, the devas…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
Congressman Says Talking About Suicide Of His Son, An Amherst College Grad, Saved His Own Life Congressman Says Talking About Suicide Of His Son, An Amherst College Grad, Saved His Own Life
Congressman Says Talking About Suicide Of His Son, An Amherst College Grad, Saved His Own Life Jamie Raskin is opening up about his son's death by suicide. In a recent interview with "People" magazine, the Democratic congressman from Maryland said writing his new memoir saved his own life. The 59-year-old Democrat details a "life-altering" first few weeks in January 2021, where he had to face down a mob of angry Trump supporters who stormed the US Capitol -- all while dealing with the loss of his 25-year-old son Tommy. "It probably would have been the end of my life had I not been able to talk about it," Raskin tells the magazine. Tommy Raskin was a second-year student at Harvard L…

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by Joe Gomez
Lifestyle
Here's How Many Hours Per Day A Child Spends Looking At Screens On Average, New Study Finds Here's How Many Hours Per Day A Child Spends Looking At Screens On Average, New Study Finds
Here's How Many Hours Per Day A Child Spends Looking At Screens On Average, New Study Finds Researchers have found that the average amount of time children spend looking at screens each day has doubled since before the COVID-19 pandemic. In May of 2020, children ages 12 and 13 spent an average of 7.7 hours per day looking at screens for reasons unrelated to school, according to a study in JAMA Pediatrics by researchers from the University of California-San Francisco. The university shared the study's findings in an announcement on Monday, Nov. 1.  The figure is a significant increase from the 3.8 hours spent on screens each day prior to the pandemic. Researchers found that …

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by Nicole Valinote
News
COVID-19: Patients Treated For Virus Display Symptoms Months Later, New Study Finds COVID-19: Patients Treated For Virus Display Symptoms Months Later, New Study Finds
Covid-19: Patients Treated For Virus Display Symptoms Months Later, New Study Finds Symptoms of COVID-19 may last for as long as six months, according to a new study of 1,733 people who were hospitalized with the virus. The research was done at the Jin Yin-tan Hospital in Wuhan, China, and published in the Lancet medical journal. Its purpose was to describe the long-term health consequences of patients with COVID who have been discharged from hospitals and investigate the associated risk factors. The study revealed that patients who first tested positive at the start of the outbreak in January 2020 were still experiencing some symptoms in May 2020, including difficult…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
The Facts About Teen Suicide And How to Prevent It The Facts About Teen Suicide And How to Prevent It
The Facts About Teen Suicide And How to Prevent It September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and Tuesday, September 10, is World Suicide Prevention Day. And this year, it comes on the heels of new research showing that more adolescents and young adults are dying by suicide than ever before. Released in June, the new analysis of teen suicide statistics shows that the youth suicide rate in the United States is currently the highest in recorded history — 14.46 per 100,000 for young people between the ages of 15 and 24. Moreover, suicide is the second most common cause of death in the United States among youth ages 10–19, and the number…

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Content Partner: Newport Academy
Lifestyle
Identifying Signs And Symptoms of Parental Burnout Identifying Signs And Symptoms of Parental Burnout
Identifying Signs And Symptoms of Parental Burnout Let’s face it: Parenting is hard. Even in the best of circumstances—when co-parents work well together, support is available, and the children are happy and healthy—raising a human being is a daunting task. So it’s no surprise that researchers have identified a syndrome known as parental burnout. Like job burnout, parental burnout comes with a set of specific symptoms. But what makes the problem worse is that parents are often ashamed and guilty about being burnt out. There’s a stigma associated with parental burnout. As a result, parents hide what they’re going through, and don’t reach ou…

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Content Partner: Newport Academy
Lifestyle
Newport Academy Offers Information On Yoga For Anxiety And Depression Newport Academy Offers Information On Yoga For Anxiety And Depression
Newport Academy Offers Information On Yoga For Anxiety And Depression Today’s teens are more anxious than ever. One out of every five teens suffers from an anxiety disorder at some point. However, using yoga for anxiety and depression is an effective, all-natural approach to counteracting stress. “Anxiety is a normal part of our emotional landscape,” said Nicole Renée Matthews, Director of Yoga at Newport Academy. “But meditation and yoga are powerful tools for stress resilience and strengthening teen mental health.” Nicole Renée appeared recently on Good Morning Connecticut on WTNH to discuss the mental health benefits of yoga for anxiety. Nicole was t…

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Lifestyle
Newport Academy Examines The Effects Of Helicopter Parenting Newport Academy Examines The Effects Of Helicopter Parenting
Newport Academy Examines The Effects Of Helicopter Parenting The term “helicopter parenting” describes parents who are overinvolved in their children’s lives. They hover close by and swoop down to help at the first sign of trouble. And helicopter parents don’t change their behavior as their kids get older: they continue to hover as teens enter high school and even when they head off to college. As parenting teenagers has become increasingly complicated, helicopter parenting has become more prevalent — along with so-called “lawnmower parents” and “snowplow parents,” who not only hover but also mow down or plow away any obstacles in a child’s or teenag…

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Content Partner: Newport Academy
Obituaries
Funeral Scheduled For Fairfield Man Who Worked As Software Exec, Video Producer, Actor Funeral Scheduled For Fairfield Man Who Worked As Software Exec, Video Producer, Actor
Funeral Scheduled For Fairfield Man Who Worked As Software Exec, Video Producer, Actor The story of the death of Geoffrey Michael Corbis of Fairfield is tragic and bizarre. The 61-year-old's family reported him missing to the NYPD after he contacted them with suicidal messages, said a family member on a GoFundMe page to help raise money for his funeral.  The family says it was unable to get the police department to respond because he did not live in the city. They finally got a little help from Florida police where they live who tried to intervene with the New York police. A few steps were taken, but a search was not conducted.  Fast forward a week, and a man walking in the …

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by Kathy Reakes