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Mentoring Tomorrow’s Mental Health Providers

Many students know their career path from the day they enter college, if not before. But for those who find themselves pondering their next steps as graduation approaches, McLean Hospital now offers an opportunity to road test some of their ideas. The Post-Baccalaureate Child and Adolescent Clinical...

Experts Share the Latest Advances in Suicide Care

On October 25, McLean Hospital’s Education Outreach Department once again collaborated with Stanford University School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences to host a suicide-focused assessment and treatment course for health care professionals. This free online workshop...

Tackling the Mental Health Crisis Among Young People—One Intern at a Time

You need only turn on the nightly news to be reminded of the mental health crisis facing today’s young people. According to Daniel P. Dickstein, MD, FAAP , chief of McLean’s Nancy and Richard Simches Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, providing access to care in an efficient, affordable...

Experts on Suicidology Share the Latest Updates in the Field

On October 26, 2022, McLean Hospital, in collaboration with Stanford University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, hosted the second annual Suicide-Focused Assessment and Treatment Course. The event featured 11 lectures by leading experts in the field of suicidology. Topics included...

Course Exploring Trauma Draws Expert Presenters and Thousands of Attendees

Psychological trauma can affect anyone, regardless of age, gender, nationality, or socioeconomic status. Traumatic stress knows no borders. According to a 2016 study, 70% of people surveyed worldwide had experienced at least one traumatic event in their lifetimes. McLean Hospital’s free course, The...

A Lifetime of Giving: One Family’s Legacy

For nearly three decades, Nancy Black Simches has been an ardent and steadfast supporter of McLean Hospital . Thoughtful and strategic, her philanthropy has furthered the tripartite mission of McLean and its commitment to improving the lives of people and families affected by psychiatric illness....

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...

McLean Hospital Launches Free Course Focused on Global Impacts of Trauma

Psychological trauma knows no boundaries: it affects people of every background, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, age, and gender. The impact on people around the globe is significant. According to a 2016 study, over 70% of those surveyed across six continents have experienced a traumatic event...

How Mental Health Simulation Is Helping McLean Nurses Learn

“Mental health simulation is an interactive, experiential type of learning that has been shown to help nurses prepare for real-life situations, particularly the kinds of challenging experiences they often face in clinical settings,” said Denise A. Soccio, DNP, RN , a McLean nursing professional...

How One Clinician Helps People Find Their Path

Teaching, mentoring, and helping others comes naturally to Fairlee C. Fabrett, PhD . As director of clinical training for McLean Hospital’s Adolescent Acute Residential Treatment (ART) Program , she supervises and supports post-doctoral fellows and clinical trainees, helping them gain the experience...

Committed To Helping Others—at McLean and Overseas

Marjorie Overhiser is a helper in all facets of her life. As McLean Hospital’s conference coordinator in the Department of Postgraduate and Continuing Education, Overhiser handles logistics for educational programs offered by her department. Offerings including weekly Grand Rounds lectures and large...

New Fellowship Helps Launch Research Careers of Young Investigators

Julianne Wilner Tirpak, PhD, an early career psychologist, understands that dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is the gold-standard treatment for young people who struggle to manage their emotions, particularly those who exhibit self-harm or suicidal behaviors. As the inaugural recipient of a unique...

Leadership Team Announced for Psychology Internship Program

McLean Hospital is thrilled to announce that Courtney Beard, PhD , Thröstur Björgvinsson, PhD, ABPP , and Matthew Schrock, PhD , have joined the new co-director leadership team for the McLean Hospital Psychology Internship Program. This team was recently appointed after longtime director of the...