by Melissa Gerson | Sep 26, 2022 | Blog
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death among young people in the United States. Data compiled by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) from 2020 tells us that, among individuals ages 10-14 and 25-34, suicide was the second leading cause of death....
by Melissa Gerson | Sep 16, 2022 | Blog
Tragically, the prevalence of suicidal teens has increased dramatically over the last decade. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), approximately 20 percent of high school-age kids report “serious thoughts about suicide,” while 9 percent report...
by Melissa Gerson | Aug 4, 2020 | Videos
Distress Tolerance: Parental Superpowers Lucene Wisniewski, PhD, FAED and Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh, MS present on “Distress Tolerance: Parental Superpowers” at the FEAST of Knowledge 2020 virtual conference. Learn more about this event....
by Melissa Gerson | Apr 27, 2020 | Videos
Melissa Gerson, LCSW, the Founder and Clinical Director of Columbus Park Center for Eating Disorders in NYC, is joined by her colleague, Melainie Rogers, RD of BALANCE Eating Disorder Center, NYC, to talk about coping during the COVID-19 pandemic. These eating...
by Melissa Gerson | Apr 22, 2020 | Videos
Need some tips for coping with eating disorders during COVID-19? We’re joined by Rebecca Eyre of Project HEAL, who shares her best practices for this uncertain time as well as her favorite things about working with eating disorder clients as a therapist. We hope...
