UPCOMING PRESENTATIONSSeptember 30, 2008 Florida Suicide Prevention Symposium Orlando, Florida PREVIOUS May 4, 2008 American Psychiatric Association Washington, D.C. April 24, 2008 Mercy Hospital Iowa City, Iowa November 17, 2007 National Survivors of Suicide Day American Foundation for Suicide Prevention American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Florida Southeast Chapter Deerfield Beach, Florida October 10, 2007 World Mental Health Day King Edward Memorial Hospital Mumbai, India September 13, 2007 Isle of Lewis, Scotland May 4, 2007 Mental Health Association of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina May 1, 2007 "Spalding Gray: Stories Left to Tell" Talkback Panel with Audience New York, NY April 14, 2007 Healing After Suicide Conference American Association of Suicidology/ American Association of Suicidology/ SPAN USA New Orleans, Louisiana April 13, 2007 American Association of Suicidology New Orleans, Louisiana February 10, 2007 Northwest Bereaved by Suicide Support Group Derry, Northern Ireland January 11, 2007 Town Hall Meeting St. Paul's Hospital Vancouver, Canada November 20, 2006 Diverse Voices Family Violence Conference Edmonton, Canada November 19, 2006 Miami Book Fair Miami, Florida November 18, 2006 National Survivors of Suicide Day American Foundation for Suicide Prevention New York Chapter New York, New York October 6, 2006 Institute on Psychiatric Services American Psychiatric Association New York, New York September 16, 2006 Oregon and Northern California Psychiatric Associations Brian Buss Lecture Ashland, Oregon April 30, 2006 American Association of Suicidology Seattle, Washington April 29, 2006 Healing After Suicide Conference American Association of Suicidology/ Seattle, Washington November 19, 2005 AFSP Southeast Chapter Pompano Beach, Florida November 18, 2005 Suicide Prevention Council St. Joseph County and Surrounding Areas South Bend, Indiana June 29, 2005 K.J. Somaiya Medical School Mumbai, India May 23, 2005 American Pyschiatric Association Atlanta, Georgia May 18, 2005 Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana May 17, 2005 VIA Link New Orleans, Louisiana January 13-15, 2005 Premiere, William Mastrosimone's "Sleepwalk" Thurston High School Springfield, Oregon November 20, 2004 AFSP Palm Beach/ Boca Raton, Florida October 15, 2004 American Medical Association International Conference on Physician Health Chicago, Illinois October 7-8, 2004 Suicide Prevention Coalition Lynchburg, Virginia September 29, 2004 Irish Association of Suicidology Wexford, Ireland September 19, 2004 SPAN USA Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C. May 3 and May 6, 2004 American Pyschiatric Association New York, New York April 17, 2004 Healing After Suicide Conference American Association of Suicidology Miami, Florida April 14-16, 2003 American Association of Suicidology Miami, Florida January 20, 2004 Rochester Academy of Medicine Rochester, New York November 15, 2003 British Columbia Psychiatric Association Vanouver, B.C., Canada February 8, 2003 Survivor of Suicide Conference for People of Color Denver, Colorado National Organization for People of Color Against Suicide November 23, 2002 National Survivors of Suicide Day American Foundation for Suicide Prevention National Telecast |
Biography Carla Fine (Photo by Judah S. Harris) Carla Fine is the author of the widely acclaimed book, No Time to Say Goodbye: Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One published by Broadway Books/ No Time to Say Goodbye is a personal story--Ms. Fine's husband, a prominent New York physician, killed himself in 1989 at the age of 43. She also interviewed more than 60 other people who lost sons and daughters, wives and husbands, fathers and mothers, sisters and brothers, friends and relatives to suicide. The book describes the different stages of mourning surrounding the suicide of a loved one and helps survivors see that they are not alone in their confusion and grief. Carla's most recent book, Touched By Suicide: Hope and Healing After Loss, written with Dr. Michael Myers, one of the leading clinicians in the field of suicide and professor of pyschiatry at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, was published by Gotham Books/ Carla's work has also appeared in such publications as "Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior" (Guilford Press) and Medscape. She lectures extensively to suicide survivors' groups and professional organizations throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and India. In addition, she offers workshops on writing as a path to healing when coping with the death of a loved one. Carla is the author or coauthor of seven other books, including Who Cares What You're Supposed to Do? Breaking the Rules to Get What You Want in Love, Life, and Work (Perigee/ She is also the author of Just Because I'm Latin Doesn't Mean I Mambo: A Success Guide for Hispanic Americans, in collaboration with diversity specialist Juan Roberto Job (Ballantine Books, 1998); Married to Medicine: An Intimate Portrait of Doctors' Wives (Atheneum, 1981); and Barron's Guide to Foreign Medical Schools: Selecting Them, Surviving Them, and Successfully Practicing in the United States (Barron's Educational Series, 1979). Carla has appeared on numerous national and local television and radio programs, including Oprah Winfrey, Court TV, Joan Rivers, Fox TV News, Oxygen TV, New York One, NewsCenter 4, and Tony Brown's Journal. She received her Masters of Science degree with honors from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Carla lives in New York City with her husband, Allen Oster, and their two Labrador retrievers, Rosie and Benny. She is represented by Levine Greenberg Literacy Agency, Inc. |
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