Tribal Connections: SAMHSA grant

Point Person: Erin O'Connell

Description: Collaboration with Navajo Technical University (Crownpoint, NM) to develop a culturally relevant degree track in Crisis Management and Suicide Prevention. The purpose of the grant is to prevent and reduce suicidal behavior and substance abuse, reduce the impact of trauma, and promote mental health among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) young people up to and including age 24. Foster culturally responsive models to reduce and respond to the impact of trauma on AI/AN communities through a public health approach. Facilitate collaboration among agencies. Address behavioral health disparities.

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Physical Bravery Project

Point Person: Erik Wendel Rice

Description: An ongoing project, data is being collected on several populations regarding the concept of physical bravery. So far, populations have included active-duty special operations, Army reserve Soldiers, and civilian students at DeAnza College. Opportunities to collect data with different populations are welcomed and encouraged.

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Suicide Among LGBTQ+

Point Person: Addison Shemin

Description: Using coroner's data, I am looking at how we can work with coroners and police officers to better collect information regarding a person’s sexual orientation after death by suicide.  

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Lone-Wolf Terrorism Project

Point Person: Bianca Eloi

Description: We are completing several invited book chapters on this topic related to Military Psychology and Suicidology. The next phase of the study will include a thorough literature review and continued work with Dr. Ariel Merari of the International Institute of Counterterrorism.

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Lethal Means Restriction Project

Point Person: Jacie Brown

Description: Building on Dr. Dana Lockwood’s research into firearms law as it relates to suicidal patients, we will also be looking into danger to others. We will be developing and sending out questionnaire regarding practitioner knowledge of firearm laws as they pertain to clinicians.

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CARS Spanish Translation

Point Person: Paola Mendoza-Rivera

Description: Currently working on developing a validation study for the translated measure.

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Suicide and Trauma Project 

Point Person: Roshni Joseph

Description: In collaboration with Dr. Mark Kamena, the Director of Research of the First Responder Support Network, CCER members have been conducting research on a dataset that draws from a sample of first responder participants who attended the West Coast Trauma Retreat (WCPR), a residential treatment program for critical incident stress. The first responder sample consists of chaplains, dispatchers, correctional officers, firefighters, law enforcement officers, and paramedics/EMS. Data was collected using the Symptom Assessment for Emergency Responders - Revised (SAFER-R) questionnaire and the Post Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI). Members of CCER are welcome to pose questions and encouraged to disseminate their findings with various associations, conferences, and articles.

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The Psychology of Violent Extremism 

Point Person: Dr. Bongar

Description: Research on violent extremism and threat assessment with a specific focus on cultural competencies. 

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Culturally Competent Risk Assessment

Point Person: Bianca Eloi

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Graduate Training in Suicide and Violence Risk Assessment 

Point Person: Jason Woodruff and Sydney Hernandez

Description: The Training Study focuses on suicide and violence risk assessment training in all APA-accredited doctoral-level psychology programs and internships in the United States. The Boston VA Healthcare System and PAU collaborated to collect a dataset that is comprised of responses from two surveys: Standardization among United States Clinical Training Programs and Standardization Among Internship Training Programs. CCER, Dr. Phillip Kleespies, and Dr. Christopher AhnAllen created these surveys for use in this study.

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Santa Clara Coroner's Project 

Point Person: Addison Shemin

Description: Pairing with the Multicultural Suicide Research Center of Palo Alto University (MSRC), the CCER lab is conducting a project to examine suicide data from the County of Santa Clara Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office. This study intends to analyze 40 years of suicide notes collected by coroner’s office to provide insight into decedents’ reasons for completing suicide. This study aims to capture critical pieces of information among those who left suicide notes before completing suicide; namely whether demographic groups differ in rates, methods, and reasons of suicide.

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