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NY Spending $7.5M On New ‘Safe Spaces’ For Teens, Young Adults NY Spending $7.5M On New ‘Safe Spaces’ For Teens, Young Adults
NY Spending $7.5M On New ‘Safe Spaces’ For Teens, Young Adults New York will fund four new “Safe Spaces” designed to help teens and young adults cope with rising behavioral health challenges. The $7.5 million in funding has been awarded to four community-based nonprofits to launch the peer-led programs, which will serve young people ages 12 to 24, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday, Sept. 2. The initiative is administered by the state Office of Mental Health. Safe Spaces will provide welcoming, non-clinical environments where participants can connect with peers, build resilience, and access resources to support their mental well-being,” Hochul’s offi…

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by Michael Mashburn
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NY Dad Channels Grit, Grief Into Debut Thriller: ‘For The Ones Who Never Got To Grow Up' NY Dad Channels Grit, Grief Into Debut Thriller: ‘For The Ones Who Never Got To Grow Up'
NY Dad Channels Grit, Grief Into Debut Thriller: ‘For The Ones Who Never Got To Grow Up' For Long Island native Nikolas Pleiadi, In Powder Blue isn’t just his debut novel—it’s a long-awaited reckoning. “This book has been brewing in me for a long time,” the 32-year-old Levittown native told Daily Voice. “It’s crazy to finally get it out into the world.” On Tuesday, July 1, Pleiadi – a married father of four now living in North Carolina – will officially publish his first book, a crime thriller born from the wreckage of his own life—addiction, generational silence, and the brutal beauty of survival. “This whole thing is for the people who didn’t make it…friends I lost to addic…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Free Narcan Training Will Be Offered At New York State Fair Free Narcan Training Will Be Offered At New York State Fair
Free Narcan Training Will Be Offered At New York State Fair With opioids and overdoses reaching a peak in the country last year, the New York State Fair will be offering special life-saving training. At this year’s New York State Fair - which is being held in Syracuse from Aug. 22 through Sept. 3 - there will be Narcan training, which has helped save the lives of several New Yorkers who were suffering from near-fatal overdoses. The “Stomp Out Stigma Day,” which coincides with International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31 will include a speech from BMX biker Tony Hoffman, feature an information fair with support service for addiction and the Narcan…

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by Zak Failla