Clinical Crises & Emergencies: Emergency & Disaster Psychology; the Psychology of Courage

Clinical Crises & Emergencies Research (CCER) Laboratory

Dr. Bruce Bongar

professorbongar@gmail.com

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The CCER research group fundamentally studies clinical emergencies – in particular with regard to culture. We look at all clinical emergencies and crises including suicidal behavior, reasons for living and resilience. Some of the projects that the CCER continues to work on include the adaptation of suicide assessment measures to different cultures, suicide terrorism, culturally-based suicide screening in primary care settings, suicide risk assessment, standards of care, and the development of clinical crises training programs and police clinical emergency training programs. Among the many current CCER projects are studies that examine suicide prevention and intervention in specific military and veteran communities, Native American populations, GSM, and primary care medicine. We also have additional ongoing projects on the psychology of bravery and on suicide terrorism. The CCER collaborates with Stanford, Native American tribes, U.S, Psychological Operations reservists, WHO, NATO, West Point, IASR/IASP and the BRTC at the University of Washington.