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Speak Your Mind | Candida Fink
September 21, 2020 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
About This Event
Suicide Prevention Month
Date: 9/21/20
Time: 4PM EDT
Length: 60 Minutes
Event Type: Virtual
Description
September is SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH. Suicide is the 4th leading cause of death for people 18-65 years old. For every suicide, there are over 25 attempts. The degree of stress experienced by adolescents has reached adult levels. Based on a 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 8.6% of youth in grades 9-12 reported that they had made at least one suicide attempt in the past 12 months. Approximately 4.4 million children aged 3-17 have been diagnosed with anxiety, and 1.9 million 3-17 year-olds have been diagnosed with depression. According to the CDC, suicide was the second leading cause of death for people between 10-34 years old.
Especially because of the added stress and impact of COVID-19, we must raise our awareness about suicide: what we need to know and what we can do.
This week’s guest: Dr. Candida Fink, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist.
PLEASE make sure that you JOIN US! As always, we saved you a seat!
Series Host
Dr. Risa Ryger
Founder, 93% Consulting
About Dr. Ryger
Dr. Risa Ryger is a Clinical Psychologist and Founder of 93% Consulting. As an Expert in Change™, she specializes in helping people ignite and manage change at all stages of their professional and personal lives. With her background in psychology, neuroscience, business, and mindfulness, Dr. Ryger helps empower people to address, cope, and conquer change. Dr. Ryger believes that change can be our super power when we know how to harness it for positive growth. People who work with her learn that understanding and clarity are crucial steps that must be combined with implementation and action to help them move forward in their lives.
Dr. Ryger earned her Doctorate from Columbia University and has held academic appointments at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Cornell University Medical School. She has consulted and given presentations to professional, legal, financial, fashion, education, and event planner industries among others. Dr. Ryger serves on the Advisory Council of Mindfulness Without Borders. She is the proud mother of two amazing daughters.
Dr. Ryger knows that, “Positive change can happen at any point in your life. Be Heard. Be Seen. Be Valued”™
Featured Guest Speaker
Candida Fink, MD
CEO + Founder of TalentNow Solutions
About Candida
Candida Fink, MD is board certified in child/adolescent and general psychiatry. She is in private practice in New Rochelle NY and specializes complex mood and anxiety disorders, mental health in schools, and neurodevelopmental disorders including ADHD and autism spectrum disorders. She works closely with pediatricians and other medical specialists to address health concerns that overlap with psychiatric conditions. Dr. Fink has co-authored two books – The Ups and Downs of Raising a Bipolar Child (with Judith Lederman, Simon and Schuster, 2003) and Bipolar Disorder for Dummies (with Joe Kraynak, John Wiley & Sons, 2005, third edition 2015). She has been featured nationally and locally in broadcast, print, and online media coverage and has been a frequent speaker on mental health topics for clinicians, educators and general audiences. Dr. Fink is a graduate of the Boston University School of Medicine who did her medical internship at Providence Hospital in Portland, Oregon, her general psychiatry residency at Beth Israel Hospital, Boston and her child fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital, both teaching centers for Harvard Medical School. Among her academic appointments have been clinical faculty appointments in psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College, New York Medical College, and a clinical fellowship at the Harvard University School of Medicine. Dr. Fink is a veteran of the military, proudly serving in the US Army Medical Corp through the Massachusetts National Guard and the Federal National Reserves from 1985 to 1993. She received an honorable discharge at the rank of Captain. Dr. Fink is a member of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Association and the New York Academy of Sciences. The Ups and Downs of Raising a Bipolar Child was recognized by the New York chapter of the National Association of Mental Illness as contributing significantly to greater understanding of mental illness in the community. She blogs at PsychCentral under Bipolar Beat and at her website, Finkshrink.com. She can also be found on Twitter, @finkshrink.
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