Enhancing Equity in Adolescent Mental Health: Expanding Access to Comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Treatment

• By: Crystal Taylor-Dietz, PsyD Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
• April 16th, 2025
• accessibility barriers, adolescents, behavioral health services, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, evidence-based therapy, marginalized communities, mental health, Spring 2025 Issue, suicide, telehealth, therapy, youth suicidality
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Over the last decade, the US has experienced a significant increase in mental health symptomology and suicidality among children and adolescents, with the COVID-19 pandemic contributing to an even greater increase. In 2021, the surgeon general deemed mental health concerns in children and...

How to Talk to Your Child About Starting Therapy: A Guide for Parents

• By: Meir Flancbaum, PsyD Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy
• April 16th, 2025
• adolescent therapy, child psychologist, cognitive behavior therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, emotional support, family counseling, mental health, parenting, Spring 2025 Issue, support, therapy
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Parents consider starting therapy for a number of different reasons. You might be looking into options to help your child or adolescent manage mood challenges like anxiety or depression. Maybe you’re interested in learning new parenting skills to address behavioral challenges and learn how you...

A Virtual Peer DBT Consultation Group

• By: Liza Pincus, PsyD Kelly Daly, PhD Elana G. Spira, PhD Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS)
• October 4th, 2021
• DBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Fall 2021 Issue, remote peer consultation, research, telehealth
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), an evidence-based treatment developed for individuals meeting criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder, is one of the primary interventions delivered at Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS). In an effort to supplement existing training and practice in...