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New Course Boosts Family Support for Emotional Dysregulation

7/21/2025

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Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust (EPUT) is developing an education program for families of those with chronic emotional dysregulation.
The 12-week course focuses on communication skills and crisis management using dialectical behavioral therapy.
EPUT has refined the course over four years based on family feedback in Essex.
The study, in collaboration with three NHS Trusts, evaluates the program's national feasibility.
Positive feedback suggests enhanced family wellbeing and crisis management skills.

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Story summary

Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust (EPUT) is developing an education program for families of those with chronic emotional dysregulation.
The 12-week course focuses on communication skills and crisis management using dialectical behavioral therapy.
EPUT has refined the course over four years based on family feedback in Essex.
The study, in collaboration with three NHS Trusts, evaluates the program's national feasibility.
Positive feedback suggests enhanced family wellbeing and crisis management skills.