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Managing Suicidality & Trauma Recovery (MSTR)

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For parents navigating safety crises.

Managing Suicidality & Trauma Recovery is a free, evidence-based program developed by BPD Alliance that provides education, skills, and shared support to help parents navigating a teen or adult child’s suicidality, self-harm, or repeated safety crises. If you are living with ongoing fear, anxiety, or uncertainty about your teen or adult child’s safety, you are in the right place. Many parents arrive here feeling exhausted and unsure of the next step. You don’t need to have clarity or confidence to begin—you just need to show up.

From Overwhelmed to Empowered

Our curriculum combines Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) principles with peer support to help you move from crisis mode to a place of sustainable care.

Expert Education: Understand the science of suicidality, trauma, and emotion dysregulation.

Practical DBT Skills: Learn to respond to your child with empathy and compassion while observing your own limits.

Trauma Recovery: Tools to manage your own stress, grief, and “caregiver burnout.”

Peer Community: Connect with facilitators and parents who truly understand your lived experience.

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Program Details

Classes are online via Zoom

Available in two formats to support busy families:

  • Asynchronous learning followed by 8 weeks of 2-hour class meetings (offered 4 times per year)
  • Asynchronous learning followed by two 6-hour days of class meetings (offered twice per year)

Specific dates and times vary.

The program is completely free. Donations are appreciated as BPD Alliance is a small non-profit supported by generosity of donors and volunteers.

Requirements for Participation

  • Participants must be 18 or older; your son or daughter experiencing suicidality must be 13 or older.
  • Currently offered in English only
  • Attendance at all sessions is required as each builds on the last
  • Participants must be 18 or older; your child experiencing suicidality must be 13 or older.
  • Currently offered in English only.
  • Attendance at all sessions is required as each builds on the last.

Is this the right fit for you?

While this program provides tools for trauma recovery and managing the aftermath of a crisis, Managing Suicidality & Trauma Recovery is not a bereavement or suicide-loss support group. This curriculum is specifically designed for parents and caregivers who are currently supporting a teen or adult child living with suicidality or emotion dysregulation.

If you are currently supporting a child in crisis, please proceed to enrollment.

If you have experienced the loss of a child to suicide, we honor your journey and want to ensure you receive the specific type of support you need. We recommend reviewing our Resources for Suicide Loss or contacting the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) for dedicated bereavement groups.

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Ready to find your footing?

Many parents come to this program feeling frightened, exhausted, or unsure what will help. You do not need to have clarity or confidence to begin. This program is designed to support you step by step. Join a community that understands the weight you’re carrying and learn the skills to help your family heal.

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