"Suicide Prevention Among LGBT Youth" with Effie Malley interviewed by Dr. David Van Nuys on Shrink Rap Radio

My name is David Van Nuys, Ph.D. and I am professor emeritus at Sonoma State University. I was psychology department chair at SSU for seven years and continue to teach on a part-time basis. I am doing this podcast series as something of a public service. I believe that both psychology students and the public at large will benefit from listening to these interviews. (The above is an excerpt taken from Dr. David's website "The Shrink Rap Radio Psychology Podcast.")

Effie Malley is a senior prevention specialist at the national Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC). She is one of the authors of SPRC’s Suicide Risk and Prevention for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth, and has given numerous trainings on the topic. She works with federal grantees, advising them on youth suicide prevention and early.

Dr.David Van Nuys on Shrink Rap Radio

interviews Effie Malley on

Suicide Prevention

Among LGBT Youth

(click on title above to hear the interview)

Effie Malley will be speaking at the upcoming 42nd Annual conference of the American Association of Suicidology, April 15-18, 2009 in San Francisco. You can find complete program details on their website . You can find a whitepaper by Effie Malley and others on “Suicide Risk and Prevention for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth.”

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Shrink Rap Radio; created by David Van Nuys, Professor Emeritus in the Psychology Department at Sonoma State University features interviews with most of the faculty of the Psychology Department and eminent leaders a cross the psychology field. You can listen to programs on your computer or download or subscribe to the series on iTunes.

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Reprinted with permission from Dr. David Van Nuys