January Public Education event The interactions between food, feelings, physical health, and mental health are complex and multifaceted, and only beginning to be understood. Food is a basic need and as such brings up visceral emotions for many people. Food …
Many of us have devoted our lives to the shared goal of reducing the loss of our community members and loved ones to suicide. We have felt grief when protocols designed to predict, diagnose or control behavior have continually failed …
November Public Education event Financial planning can become complicated when someone has a disability. For example, it may be challenging to plan for the expenses associated with your own and/or your family member’s care while also making sure that eligibility …
Everyone plays a role in reducing the number of suicides to zero. This session will promote the ability of non-clinical personnel to identify people at risk for death by suicide and respond appropriately by helping them get needed services. Among …
Aprenda herramientas para ayudarlo a responder a alguien que esta experimentando una crisis suicida Todos pueden participar en la reducción a cero del número de suicidios. Esta sesión ayudará a los familiares y amigos no clínicos a identificar cuándo alguien …
El prevención del suicidio para amigos y familiares no clínicos Read more »
Researchers and clinicians have long recognized the effects of intergenerational trauma – trauma that gets passed down from those who directly experience an incident to the next generations. Intergenerational trauma can easily intersect with racial trauma – itself a type …
Intergenerational & Racial Trauma and Finding Healing Read more »
Los investigadores y los médicos han reconocido durante mucho tiempo los efectos del trauma intergeneracional: trauma que se transmite de aquellos que experimentan directamente un incidente a las generaciones posteriores. El trauma intergeneracional puede comenzar con un evento traumático que …
El reconocimiento y la curación del trauma intergeneracional y racial Read more »
Everyone experiencing a mental health, substance use, or suicide crisis deserves an appropriate response. Until this point, crisis calls for help have been met with inappropriate responses in our city. Instead of getting support, many people end up in the …
Únase a nosotros para escuchar a los panelistas compartir sus experiencias de pérdida por suicidio. Es devastador perder a un ser querido por suicidio. Además de esto, muchos sobrevivientes sienten que no pueden discutir o ser abiertos sobre sus experiencias. …
Más allá de sobrevivir: sobre la pérdida de un ser querido por suicidio Read more »
Losing a loved one to suicide is devastating. On top of this, many loss survivors feel unable to discuss or be open about their experiences, leading to isolation and shame. But it doesn’t need to be this way. Join NAMI-NYC …
Beyond Surviving: Conversations on Losing a Loved One to Suicide Read more »
Traumatic events can underpin many kinds of mental health issues. Exploring, naming, and finding healing from trauma are crucial parts of mental health treatment for many people. New research suggests that psychedelics – a class of hallucinogenic drugs whose main …
Trauma, Healing, and Psychedelics: Clinical and Research Perspectives Read more »
Los eventos traumáticos pueden sustentar muchos tipos de problemas de salud mental. El proceso de explorar, nombrar y encontrar la curación del trauma es un componente crucial del tratamiento de salud mental para muchas personas. Nuevas investigaciónes sugieren que los …
La curación del trauma y los psicodélicos: Perspectivas clínicas y de investigación Read more »
La vivienda de apoyo, una vivienda que incorpora servicios de apoyo para personas que viven con problemas graves de salud mental, puede ofrecer una gran estabilidad. Sin embargo, los solicitantes de viviendas de apoyo enfrentan grandes barreras de eLa vivienda …
Conoce tus derechos para los inquilinos de viviendas de apoyo Read more »
Supportive housing is housing that incorporates supportive services for people living with serious mental health issues. It can offer tremendous stability. Between 50,000 and 70,000 people in New York City live in various kinds of supportive housing. However, applicants face …
There is growing scientific and public interest in the potential of psychedelics – such as MDMA, psilocybin, ketamine – as mental health treatment options. Learn about promising research on the effectiveness of psychedelics as mental health treatment, the legislative status …
If you think you might be eligible for Medicaid or if you have Medicaid and could use additional services, join us to learn about navigating Medicaid and the Medicaid Health and Recovery Plan (HARP). This presentation is provided by the …
Communicating during conflict can be hard. However, how we communicate matters! This workshop will demonstrate skills that you can apply in every-day situations. Sometimes it can be hard to assert your needs, sensitivities, and boundaries. This workshop teaches you conflict …
Speak Up! Conflict Resolution Skills for Self-Advocacy Read more »
Movies and TV shape our perceptions and expectations of both others and ourselves. Seeing ourselves reflected on screen can be powerfully validating; when our experiences are ridiculed, distorted, or simply don’t appear at all, it can be devastating. Join us …
Media Depictions of Mental Illness: A Community Discussion Read more »
Grief is normal after the loss of someone close. However, sometimes the grieving process is derailed or becomes stuck, and a grieving person is unable to come to terms with their loss for an extended period of time. The American …
Understanding Prolonged Grief Disorder and its Treatment Read more »
More than 2 in 100 (2%) of Americans will experience OCD during their lifetime. Nonetheless, the disorder remains misunderstood, misdiagnosed, and stigmatized. Hear from researchers and advocates dedicated to improving care for OCD. Whether or not you or a loved …
Improving Treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Read more »
Seeing loved ones struggle with their mental health can be heart breaking, especially if they are reluctant to take medication or accept other kinds of help. A communication strategy called motivational interviewing is widely used by health professionals to enhance people’s motivation …
Motivational Interviewing for Families and Loved Ones Read more »
Heard of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), but want to learn more? Join us for an overview of this evidence-based approach. Get a sense of what DBT is, its uses, and how it can benefit you and your loved ones. We’ll …
Heard of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), but want to learn more? Join us for an overview of this evidence-based approach. Get a sense of what DBT is, its uses, and how it can benefit you and your loved ones. We’ll …
The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled an undeniable rise in xenophobia and anti-Asian racism, taking the form of everything from microaggressions to physical violence. This fear and violence has an impact on mental health — on top of the effects of …
COVID, Racism, & Xenophobia – the Impact on Asian-American Mental Health Read more »
An AFSP NYC Chapter Research Connection Rates of suicide among adolescents have increased over the past decade. This increase has coincided with the widespread adoption of social media, leading many to question a potential link. However, researchers have only recently …
The Future of Workplace Mental Health COVID upended every facet of our lives, including causing a tectonic shift in where and how we work. As more people receive the vaccine, workplaces are exploring what the new normal will look like …
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