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Understanding and Preventing Teen Suicide: CAMS-4Teens™ as an Effective Treatment Approach

…rt and treat at-risk teens. The presenter will review the current state of teen suicide, including discussion of teen suicide rates and how they have been increasing for teens from various groups. Whether you are a parent, caregiver, or professional, this presentation will walk you through best practices for supporting at-risk teens. The presenter will outline steps parents and caregivers can take to support teens who are struggling and discuss cr…

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Teen Suicide Prevention

…In honor of National Suicide Prevention Month, PsychAlive is featuring videos that can help us to better understand and prevent suicide. Learn more about suicide prevention….

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The Deadly Recession: Dangers of a Down Economy

…rnational readers can click here for a list of helplines and crisis centers around the world. Learn about upcoming free and CE Webinars with Dr. Lisa Firestone on suicide and violence prevention.  …

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The Warning Signs for Suicide

…In honor of National Suicide Prevention Month, PsychAlive is featuring videos that can help us to better understand and prevent suicide. Learn more about suicide prevention….

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Helper Tasks – How You Can Help Someone Who’s Suicidal

…icide Prevention Advice Page Related Articles: Coping Suggestions for the Suicidal Person The Do’s and Don’ts of Suicide Prevention Suicide: The Warning Signs Suicide: How You Can Help Someone at Risk Busting the Myths About Suicide…

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Insight into the Violent Mind

…s. Historically, in studying the voices associated with suicidal ideology, Lisa Firestone, PhD and I developed a scale to predict the potential for suicide. Items were based on a series of increasingly negative self-critical thoughts and self-attacks. Clients were asked to endorse which items they experienced and how frequently. The scale effectively distinguishes suicidal from non-suicidal individuals at a high level of significance. We applied t…

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PsychAlive Event Calendar

…here Sep. 10 Understanding and Preventing Suicide Free Webinar Presenter: Dr. Lisa Firestone 11am – 12pm PST Learn more or register here Sep. 11 Cottage Hospital Grand Rounds Suicide: What Mental Health Professionals Need to Know Santa Barbara, CA Learn more here Sep. 12 Help Save a Life: Suicide Prevention Response CSU Channel Islands Suicide Prevention Week Channel Islands, CA Learn more here Sep. 17 Suicide: What Every Professional Should Know…

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Finding Love: Empowering Tools to Help You Find the Relationship You Want

…us build a solid foundation for long-lasting and satisfying relationships. Dr. Firestone, co-author of Sex and Love in Intimate Relationships, has worked with couples for more than 30 years and written extensively about romantic relationships. Here, we hear from her about the elements that get in our way of finding love and the best advice for overcoming internal obstacles and finding the love we say we want. What’s getting in your way of finding…

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What You Can Do to Save a Life from Suicide

…rtant to know what you can do to help. In this free Webinar, suicidologist Dr. Lisa Firestone will outline steps we can all take to reach out and help someone who may be suicidal. She will talk about the warning signs of suicide as well as the helper tasks that can save a life. In addition, Dr. Firestone will shed light on what goes on in the mind of someone who is experiencing self-destructive thoughts and will explain steps people can take to st…

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Falling Out of Love

…struggles, to some degree, to stay connected to our loving feelings,” said Dr. Lisa Firestone, co-author of Sex and Love in Intimate Relationships. “Early experiences of feeling hurt or rejected can injure our ability to connect with and sustain our loving feelings. Giving and receiving love actually challenges our core defenses, early adaptations we formed to protect ourselves against the ways we were hurt.” While none of us choose to fall out of…

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