News12 New York
N12 Originals
Numbers & Links
Local
Crime
Weather
Taxing Long Island
Vote 2026: Long Island elections
Clear
38°
Local
Crime
Weather
Taxing Long Island
Vote 2026: Long Island elections

Students wear purple for mental health awareness on P.S. I Love You Day

The message started with Brooke and Jaimie DiPalma, of West Islip, who lost their dad to suicide in 2011.

Tara Rincon

•

Feb 13, 2026, 5:17 AM

•

Updated

Share:

More Stories

Students across Long Island wear purple to help spread mental health awareness.

Feb. 13 is P.S. I Love You Day.

The message started with Brooke and Jaimie DiPalma, of West Islip, who lost their dad to suicide in 2011.

For more than a decade now, the sisters have been spreading the message about the importance of mental health at schools in both Nassau and Suffolk County.

Brooke shared her story at Brentwood’s freshman campus on Thursday.

"We just wanted to change one life, we want one more person to know that they're so loved and to see thousands of people, knowing that is bigger than we could've imagined," DiPalma says.

Brentwood School District even just installed a ‘P.S. I Love You’ bench.


Top Stories

App StoreGoogle Play Store

info

Newsletter

Send Photos/Videos

Contact

About Us

News Team

News 12 New York

follow us

Twitter

Facebook

Instagram

more resources

Optimum Corporate

Optimum Service

Advertise on News 12

Careers

Content Removal Policy

© 2026 N12N, LLC

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

Ad Choices