Galynker Family Center for Suicide Prevention
HOPE STARTS HERE. TOGETHER, WE CAN PREVENT SUICIDE
At the Galynker Family Center for Suicide Prevention, we focus on providing compassionate, evidence-based care to those in crisis. Guided by the innovative concepts of Suicide Crisis Syndrome (SCS) and Narrative Crisis Model (NCM), we offer a safe space for patients to share their feelings, develop personalized treatment plans, and learn effective coping strategies. Our mission is to help the patient and their family attain a mental and emotional state where suicide is unthinkable.
Founded by Dr. Igor Galynker, a leading psychiatrist and educator, our center is dedicated to transforming the way we understand, predict, and prevent suicide. Through groundbreaking models like the SCS and the NCM, we identify and address the mental states that often precede a suicide attempt, enabling earlier and more effective interventions.
Our approach is unique in that it focuses on objectively staging and treating suicidal mental states, without depending on patients to accurately disclose their suicidal thoughts.
What Sets Us Apart
How We Can Help?
Unique Family-Inclusive Approach
Our center creates a nurturing environment where every family member is an integral part of the healing journey.
Novel Life-Affirming Treatment
Our treatment model is based on a novel evidence-based Narrative Crisis Model of Suicide framework that allows for a personalized treatment plan.
Experienced Team of Clinicians
Our center team includes clinicians with extensive experience in helping people with acute distress.
About Dr. Igor Galynker
The Galynker Lab at Mount Sinai Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine
Dr. Igor Galynker is a renowned psychiatrist and researcher, widely recognized as a pioneer in the study of suicide prevention and the development of innovative clinical approaches to mental health care.
Dr. Igor Galynker is a leading psychiatrist and researcher at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where his work has centered on suicide prevention, psychiatric education, and family involvement in mental health care. He is known for developing innovative models to better understand and predict suicide risk, such as the Suicide Crisis Syndrome (SCS) and the Narrative Crisis Model of Suicide (NCM). These models identify specific mental states and patterns that often precede a suicide attempt, such as a sense of entrapment, intense distress, and social withdrawal, helping clinicians intervene earlier and more effectively.
Clinical Specialties
- Suicide Risk Assessment
- Suicide Prevention
- Family Inclusive Treatment
- Acute Suicidal Crisis
Media on Suicidal Crisis
Interviews & Podcasts
Dr. Igor Galynker’s evaluation process is rooted in a comprehensive, evidence-based approach that identifies key risk factors for suicide, including the groundbreaking Suicide.
Who We Are
Galynker Family Center for Suicide Prevention
Our team at the Galynker Family Center for Suicide Prevention blends advanced clinical expertise with heartfelt compassion. We’re here to guide individuals through their darkest moments with our tried-and-true targeted NCM stage-specific interventions tailored for each patient’s unique life and family circumstance:
- Regular, thorough assessments and re-staging of suicidal mental state as treatment progresses
- Psychopharmacological treatment of SCS
- Crisis Intervention for Suicidal Narrative
- Stress management techniques, emotion regulation skills, and tools for the development of internal safety for life crises and/or traumatic experiences
- Therapeutic and pharmacological treatments to reduce long-term vulnerability to suicide
We aim to help everyone who comes through our doors understand that, even in the toughest times, there’s always a path forward — a path filled with hope and healing.
Over 30 Years of Therapeutic Expertise
Certified Team of Therapists
We Prioritize Outpatient Care to Empower Patients and their Families
What We DO
The Galynker Family Center for Suicide Prevention specializes in comprehensive care designed to address the unique challenges of those at risk. Using the Narrative Crisis Model (NCM), we:
- Stage the suicidal process into identifiable phases.
- Provide stage-specific, targeted treatments for early intervention and acute crises.
Our Commitment
We prioritize outpatient care to empower patients and their families, focusing on:
- Open communication about symptoms, medications, and treatment plans.
- Early intervention to prevent or mitigate crises.
- Ongoing psychotherapy provides a space for processing the complex and multifaceted factors that led one to consider suicide, develop adaptive coping strategies, and begin to heal.
- Coordinated care with psychiatry and psychotherapy for both the patient and family. While hospitalization may sometimes be necessary, our goal is to provide the support and resources needed to keep patients safe and supported outside the hospital whenever possible.
Patient Success Stories
What Our Patients Are Saying
Our patients’ feedback reflects the difference our compassionate, evidence-based approach has made in their lives. If you’ve benefited from our care, we encourage you to share your story and help others find hope.
Daniel H.
New York City
Best suicide prevention and treatment center in the NYC tri-state area. After over a decade of shuffling through bad doctors I finally found this place and have stayed with them for a few years now. I travel in monthly from Long Island, it’s worth it despite the distance!
Timothy C.
New York City
It is one of the the best suicide prevention & treatment centers in NY. I choose this center after I had several doctors. I am episode free for the last 3 years due to the excellent care and treatment provided by the center. They are the best doctors I’ve…
David M.
New York City
I truly believe the physicians and staff working at the Family Center for Bipolar Disorder have saved my son’s life. I cannot give a higher recommendation to anyone or any other facility as my family and son have been in the mental health system for many years being treated…
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