Are Bridges Suicide Magnets? They Don’t Have to Be!

• By: Kenneth Popler, PhD, MBA Staten Island Mental Health Society
• July 1st, 2012
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Bridges are suicide magnets. But they don’t have to be. San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge has the unfortunate distinction of being the most popular suicide destination in the world. It has been the scene of 1,500 deaths by suicide, approximately 30 per year. Results from a comprehensive...

Evidence-Based Practices in a Community-Based Children’s Summer Therapeutic Program: 33 Days to a Better Level of Functioning

• By: Kenneth Popler, PhD, MBA Staten Island Mental Health Society
• April 1st, 2010
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This article will describe the synergy derived from bringing an evidence-based curriculum into a summer therapeutic day-camp for children diagnosed as severely emotionally disturbed. What child doesn’t look forward to summer vacation from school? And what child doesn’t anticipate attending a...