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Suicide Prevention Awareness Campaigns Are Not Optimized for Older Adults Despite High Risk

Older adults have the highest rates of suicide in the U.S. population, but most well-known national suicide prevention organizations do not have easily accessible prevention resources targeting this population, according to a new study led by researchers at McLean Hospital, a member of the Mass...

Opioid Overdose Survivors Report Having Had Suicidal Motivations

Past studies found that motivation for suicide may contribute to opioid overdose deaths in people with opioid use disorder (OUD). In 2019, a research team at McLean Hospital found suicidal motivations are common just prior to nonfatal opioid overdose and occur along a continuum of severity. Hilary S...

Video: Lecture – Addressing the Challenge of Adolescent Suicide

Presented by David Brent, MD, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital

Video: Addressing the Care of Suicidal Adolescents: What Works and What Doesn’t

McLean’s Dr. Blaise Aguirre talks about mental health in adolescents and how health care professionals can best support teens who may be exhibiting suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Hosted by Portland DBT Institute Resources You may also find this information useful: Suicide: Know the Signs and What...

McLean Hospital and Stanford University Offer Free Suicide Assessment & Prevention Course

On Wednesday, October 26, McLean Hospital and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine are offering a free virtual workshop on suicide assessment and prevention. Suicide-Focused Assessment and Treatment: An Update for Professionals will...

The Worldwide Impact of Online Training for Suicide Prevention

Medical education has long been a part of McLean Hospital’s mission, with programs aimed at both clinicians and the general public. But a long-planned suicide assessment workshop, held virtually in October 2021, brought home the value of online options as a way to reach the most people in the most...

Video: Lecture – Preventing Suicide in People With Opioid Use Disorder

Presented by Hilary S. Connery, MD, PhD, McLean Hospital – McLean Forum lecture

National Experts Offer Workshop on Advances in Suicide Assessment & Prevention

On Wednesday, October 20, McLean Hospital and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine are offering a free virtual workshop on suicide assessment and prevention. “Suicide-Focused Assessment and Treatment: An Update for Professionals” will...

Study Links Puberty Suppression Medication to Decreased Suicide Attempts Among Transgender Adults

A new study published in the journal Pediatrics found that transgender adults who had access to medication during adolescence that suppresses puberty had lower odds of experiencing suicidal ideation than their peers who wanted the treatment but were unable to access it. The study, titled “Pubertal...

Video: Patient Story – Aaron

Watch Aaron’s story on how he was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and taught the skills he needs to manage his mental illness.

Spring Nurses’ Day Conference Focuses on Suicide Prevention

Continuing its long tradition of offering twice-a-year professional development opportunities, the McLean Hospital Nursing Department presented its Spring 2018 Nurses’ Day Conference on Friday, May 11, in Pierce Hall. The daylong program, titled “Preventing Suicide: The Intersection of Public Health...

Running Against Stigma, Not Away From It

On April 17, 2017, suicide survivor Ana Febres-Cordero and her father Rafael ran the Boston Marathon to support public awareness and outreach programs focused on eliminating the stigma surrounding mental illness. Ana was inspired to partner with McLean Hospital to develop Deconstructing Stigma: Ana...

Staff Profile: Jennifer Keller, BSN, RN

Jennifer Keller, BSN, RN, joined the team at Fernside, a McLean Signature Addiction Recovery Program, in 2014. She worked first as a staff nurse before transitioning to her current role as nurse manager. In her position, Ms. Keller facilitates groups focused on topics such as preventing addiction...

Staff Profile: Omotola T’Sarumi, MD

Omotola T’Sarumi, MD, is a psychiatrist in charge in McLean Hospital’s Division of Depression and Anxiety Disorders. Dr. T’Sarumi completed her medical degree at Xavier University School of Medicine and is fellowship-trained in addiction psychiatry. In her current role, Dr. T’Sarumi manages patients...

Staff Profile: Erin Clement, LICSW

Erin Clement, LICSW, attended Merrimack College where she received a BA in Psychology in 2003. She began working at McLean Hospital in 2003 as a community residential counselor at the Adolescent Acute Residential Treatment (ART) Program. In 2005, Ms. Clement began working as a clinical educator in...

Staff Profile: Ellen S. Gillespie, LICSW

Ellen S. Gillespie, LICSW, is a clinical social worker in the Department of Social Work at McLean Hospital. She completed a one year fellowship in psychoanalytic psychotherapy for children and adolescents at the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute in 2016 and is currently a student in the...

Staff Profile: Ralph J. Buonopane, PhD

Since 2000, Ralph J. Buonopane, PhD, has led the McLean-Franciscan Child and Adolescent Inpatient Program at Franciscan Hospital for Children in Brighton. The program brings together a team of colleagues from the two hospitals to meet the needs of youth in severe psychiatric crisis. Long recognized...

Staff Profile: Jenna M. Traynor, PhD

Jenna M. Traynor, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and clinician-scientist. She conducts research within McLean’s Division of Women’s Mental Health. Her research and clinical practice focus on treatment for borderline personality disorder (BPD), trauma-related disorders (e.g., post-traumatic stress...

Current Status of Suicide-Focused Assessment and Treatment 2022

This online resource was developed with the mission of providing clinicians with information regarding the current status of suicide-focused assessment and treatment. The information has been compiled from a review of available evidence from existing literature and supplemented by clinical consensus...

Staff Profile: Esther Tung, PhD

Esther Tung, PhD, is a staff psychologist at the McLean Anxiety Mastery Program. Her clinical and research interests include anxiety disorders, borderline personality disorder and DBT, suicidal ideation, and Asian American mental health

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