Best Practices Registry (BPR) For Suicide Prevention

Dialectical Behavior Therapy

URL:

http://www.nrepp.samhsa.gov/ViewIntervention.aspx?id=36

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a psychological treatment program that has demonstrated decreased suicide attempts and other positive outcomes in young adults. Generally, mental health professionals will need additional training to implement DBT. Training and training materials are available from Behavioral Tech, LLC for a fee.

The BPR is a collaboration between the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). Funding is provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

The SPRC is supported by a grant (1 U79 SM059945-01 ) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). No official endorsement by SAMHSA or DHHS for the information on this web site is intended or should be inferred.

The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) is a project within EDC's Health & Human Development Division (HHD)
43 Foundry Avenue Waltham, MA 02453-8313 877-GET-SPRC (438-7772) info@sprc.org