Carla Fine

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UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS


September 30, 2008
Florida Suicide Prevention Symposium
Orlando, Florida

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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/SPAN USA
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/SPAN USA
Seattle, Washington

November 19, 2005
AFSP Southeast Chapter
Pompano Beach, Florida

November 18, 2005
Suicide Prevention Council
St. Jospeh 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
Thurston High School
Premiere, William Mastrosimone's
"Sleepwalk"
Springfield, Oregon

November 20, 2004
AFSP Palm Beach/Broward Survivors Chapter
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 Psychiatric Association
New York, New York

April 17, 2004
Healing After Suicide Conference
American Association of Suicidology
Miami, Florida

April 14-16, 2004
American Association of Suicidology
Miami, Florida

January 20, 2004
Rochester Academy of Medicine
Rochester, New York

November 15, 2003
British Columbia Pyschiatric Association
Vancouver, 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

My Works

Touched by Suicide: Hope And Healing After Loss
Suicide touches people's lives across generations, creating an unparalled legacy of pain, mystery, and loss. This book, written with Dr. Michael Myers, one of the leading clinicians in the field of suicide and professor of psychiatry at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, offers detailed steps, practical suggestions, and compassionate advice for how to cope after suicide. The first-hand stories and original research in Touched by Suicide will help you and your family begin to make sense of suicide and know what to do when suicide affects your life.


No Time to Say Goodbye: Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One
Suicide would appear to be the last taboo. The suicide of a loved one is still an act most people are unable to talk about--or even admit to their closest family or friends. This is just one of the many painful and paralyzing truths author Carla Fine discovered when her husband, a successful young physician, took his own life in December 1989. And being unable to speak openly and honestly about the cause of her pain made it all the more difficult for her to survive.

With No Time to Say Goodbye, Carla brings suicide survival from the darkness into light, speaking frankly about the overwhelming feelings of confusion, guilt, shame, sadness, anger, and loneliness that are shared by all survivors. Carla draws on her own experience and on conversations with many other survivors--as well as on the knowledge of counselors and mental health professionals. She offers a strong helping hand and invaluable guidance to the vast numbers of family and friends who are left behind by the more than 30,000 people who commit suicide each year, struggling to make sense of an act that seems to them senseless, and to pick up the pieces of their own shattered lives. And, perhaps most important, for the first time in any book, Carla allows survivors to see that they are not alone in their feelings of grief and despair.

The book is also available in Japanese from Fuso Publishers and in Malayalam (Kerala, India) from The Mathrubhumi Printing and Publishing Co., Ltd.


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Also available in Japanese

Strong Smart & Bold: Empowering Girls for Life
Strong, Smart, and Bold shows parents and caregivers how to raise a confident, courageous, and self-sufficient girl. Based on the successful approach of Girls Inc., the nation's leading empowerment organization for girls -- which improves the lives of girls through its programs, research, and advocacy -- the book offers proven techniques and compelling success stories to bring out a girl's spirit as early as possible and to give her the self-assurance she needs to thrive in an increasingly complex and pressured world. Strong, Smart, and Bold presents interactive activities that will help equip a girl with the important knowledge, key life skills, and confidence to accomplish her goals.



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Selected Works

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 psychiatry at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, the book offers detailed steps, practical suggestions, and compassionate advice to help you and your family cope after suicide. (Gotham Books/Penguin, September 2006) ORDER NOW FROM AMAZON OR BARNES AND NOBLE
No Time to Say Goodbye: Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One
Drawing on her own ordeal following her husband's suicide, as well as the experiences of other survivors and the knowledge of professionals, Carla Fine offers guidance through the various stages of the process of grieving and reconciliation. (Broadway Books/Doubleday, 1999)
Strong Smart & Bold: Empowering Girls for Life
A dynamic approach to raising a healthy and assured woman, Strong, Smart, and Bold empowers a girl to be her own best advocate and inspires her to discover, hold on to, and be proud of who she is. The Girls Inc. Girls' Bill of Rights, which is the foundation of this book, helps a girl understand that she is entitled to be valued and respected at home, at school, and in her community. (HarperResource, 2002)



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