Research led by psychologist Matthew Nock forecasts 75 percent of suicide attempts and 87 percent of suicide-related crises before they occurred — a marked leap beyond existing prediction models. I bet this is why diary cards are so important in
September is Suicide Prevention Month
Join Nancy and the Florida Borderline Personality Disorder Association for a FREE Webinar to support families who are coping with Life Threatening Behaviors. Wedsnesday, September 30th from Noon to 1:30 EST. Here is the Registration Link that will provide you
September is National Suicide Prevention Month
I’ll be posting or reposting links, webinars, and other information to help clinicians, families and people with lived experience over the rest of this month. For now, just some thoughts and a link for resources. https://afsp.org/national-suicide-prevention-month/?tab=get-involved Did you know: *
Managing Suicidality & Trauma Recovery (MSTR)
For parents navigating safety crises Managing Suicidality & Trauma Recovery is a free, evidence-based program developed by BPD Alliance that provides education, skills, and shared support to help parents navigating a teen or adult child’s suicidality, self-harm, or repeated safety crises. If you
Webinar on DBT for Children (DBT-C) 5/29/26
Are you interested in learning about DBT for Children? (DBT-C) Florida Borderline Personality Disorder Association , in honor of BPD and Mental Health Awareness Month will host a webinar on May 29th from noon to 1:30. Kelly Turner, LCSW will
Navigating Insurance Obstacles in Mental Health Care
We have all had issues with insurance companies covering health care. Many, if not most DBT providers don’t contract with insurance companies because they won’t cover the necessary elements of care such as 2-hour groups, phone coaching, and of course,
Holiday Message from Nancy
FREE Webinar on DBT + SPACE!: Tips for Parenting Struggling Young Adults on 10/29 at 12 noon ET
Following up on my post about the “Failure to Launch” article last month with this free webinar about a specialized group for parents who are struggling with these young adults who are challenged with achieving independant functioning. This webinar is
It is Tough for Young Adults: Is it Fair to call it “Failure to Launch”?
I just read this article in the Atlantic entitiled “20-Somethings are in Trouble” by Faith Hill (here is the link but it is behind a paywall) that talked about recent research showing that young adults currently have the highest rates
What happens when teens go without a cell phone for a month?
There has been a lot of attendion paid to the negative effects on our youth due to excessive, addictive phone use. (Never mind the negative effects on us adults who are doing the same thing!) Here is a very interesting