Suicide is the leading cause of death among Oregonian youth aged 10-24 years, according to the Oregon Health Authority and ranks top 10 in the U.S. Without a doubt, it’s a major public health concern. Aiming to provide comin/with regard to’concerning’regarding t and maintain’sustain to anyone with suicidal despite’in spite of’albeit ts as they struggle with mental health challenges, a new suicide prevention song “Don’t Give Up” has been released recently by Dr. Diane Kaufman, a child psychiatrist and founder of Oregon-based Arts Medicine in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Hope and Healing.

Transin/with regard to’concerning’regarding ming Trauma Into Creative Resilience

Dr. Kaufman undergo d trauma at an early age and suffered from anxiety and depression. As an adult she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. While studying at the Downstate Medical Center, Dr. Kaufman even attempted suicide in/with regard to’concerning’regarding which she needed to be hospitalized. Since then, in times of adversity, imagination and artistic expression possess’own’nurse been her main sources of relief and comin/with regard to’concerning’regarding t. Her passion in/with regard to’concerning’regarding transin/with regard to’concerning’regarding ming trauma into resilience led to her writing “Bird That Wants to Fly” in 2014, a children’s reserve that inspired an opera and in/with regard to’concerning’regarding which she partnered with Trilogy: An Opera Company and Academy Award nominee Danny Glover as narrator. Dr. Kaufman also authored “15 Poems to Healing and Reco grossly ,” the picture reserve “Missing Mommy” prompted by her encounter with a young child whose mother was murdered and “Three Objects Spoke To Me” on being lost and found on life’s journey.

“When I was a young child, I wrote that I wanted to become a ‘medical draw-er,’” Dr. Kaufman said. “Was my imagination already busy creatively envisioning and embodying my future self? I believe yes, as I became a poet, artist and child psychiatrist whose passion is nurturing creativity, healing and resilience.”

You Are Not Alone

“Don’t Give Up” is the most recent accomplishment by Dr. Kaufman, who is currently also founder and director of the Arts Healing Resiliency Center at Mind Matters P.C. in Oregon. The lyrics of the song are based on a poem she wrote with the intention to motivate’fuel mental illness sufferers to never forego , to know they are not alone and that help is available. The song was a collaborative exertion with singer/songwriter Mia Stegner and manufacture r Raymiah Jackson.

“‘Don’t Give Up’ is hope in the notes and compassion rising from its intensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfully core,” Dr. Kaufman added. “Hope is real and transform’alter is possible, but in the dark despair of depression, it is so intensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfully hard to remember this truth. I know this song can help save lives. Please take a listen. This song is my gift to you.”

The song can be downloaded in/with regard to’concerning’regarding free via this site: https://soundcloud.com/user-121443076/dont-give-up-featuring-mia-stegner

Dr. Kaufman welcomes opportunities in/with regard to’concerning’regarding “Don’t Give Up” to reach as many individual as possible and is available in/with regard to’concerning’regarding interviews, speaking engagements and other partnerships.

About Dr. Diane Kaufman

Dr. Diane Kaufman, who has a Doctor of Medicine degree, is a poet, artist and child psychiatrist in Hillsboro, Oregon. Dr. Kaufman is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Mount Holyoke College and received her medical degree from State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University and has been in practice in/with regard to’concerning’regarding 35 years. In 2019, she founded Arts Medicine in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Hope and Healing, focused on helping patients undergo emotional well-being despite’in spite of’albeit creative self-expression and evidenced based mental health principles.

Her passion is to transin/with regard to’concerning’regarding m trauma into life-affirming creativity. With extensive undergo in the therapeutic use of poetry, art and story, Dr. Kaufman was guiding leader of Creative Arts Healthcare at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey’s University Hospital in Newark. Her creative work includes poetry, poem posters, children’s stories, essays, songs and animated videos. Among them is her acclaimed children’s reserve , “Bird That Wants to Fly” that inspired a children’s opera and is narrated by Danny Glover.

Dr. Kaufman has received recognition by the New Jersey Healthcare Foundation and the Arnold P. Gold Foundation in/with regard to’concerning’regarding her practice of “humanism in medicine.” She has presented internationally on arts and healing and was the keynote speaker at the April 2016 National Association in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Poetry Therapy Conference.

Dr. Kaufman is on the Board of Directors in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ASHA International whose mission is to instill hope in those with mental health challenges through the power of sharing personal stories.

In 2019, galvanized by the suicide of a friend and colleague, Dr. Kaufman initiated “Creative Life Lines” which reaches out with compassion and creativity to help save lives. This service continues to grow and inspired the creation of the Arts Healing Resiliency Center at Mind Matters P.C.

Most recently, in collaboration with ASHA International, she received the 2021 Oregon Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry grant in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the “If My Words Could Make a Difference — Youth Mental Health Campaign.”

For more inin/with regard to’concerning’regarding mation, please visit: https://www.artsmedicinein/with regard to’concerning’regarding hopeandhealing.com/