University of Kentucky's Military Suicide Bereavement Study

11/11/2020

In honor of Veterans Day. Proud of the work done by Dr. Travis Martin, a UK graduate, and who is now back at home at EKU doing great things!

In Today's Interview, Dr. Travis Martin, creator and Director of the new Kentucky Center for Veterans Studies at Eastern Kentucky University, talks about

05/04/2017

Here's a survey request from friend of the project and University of California, Irvine doctoral student Paula Lubens:

Combat Veterans:
You are invited to participate in an anonymous survey of combat veterans who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan. The online survey, which takes 15-20 minutes to complete, is being conducted by researchers from the University of California, Irvine who are studying the experiences of OIF and OEF infantry vets who have lost military comrades to combat or su***de.

The participation of a large number of vets will help raise awareness of veterans’ issues that have not yet been adequately addressed. After completing the survey, you will be given the opportunity to enter a drawing for one of two $250 Amazon gift cards.
Please use the following link to complete the survey
https://ucisoe.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3dCsP139kYINbSd

Combat Veterans Survey

05/18/2016

New study being conducted at UK (by Rebecca Sanford & Julie Cerel) trying to better understand how physicians help afer a su***de or other sudden loss. Please consider participating and pass the word along: http://tinyurl.com/griefstudy

Qualtrics sophisticated online survey software solutions make creating online surveys easy. Learn more about Research Suite and get a free account today.

08/25/2015

On September 3, UK military su***de bereavement study's Moore and Cerel will present at Eastern Kentucky University http://stories.eku.edu/people/training-session-planned-su***de-awareness-prevention

Published on August 20, 2015peopleprograms Share this article: Facebook Twitter Eastern Kentucky University will host a training session on su***de prevention and awareness for faculty and staff. In recognition of World Su***de Prevention Day, the training will be held Thursday, Sept. 3, 9 a.m.-3 p.…

08/10/2015

A call to action on the first anniversary of Robin Williams' su***de references Dr Cerel's MSRC work
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/7935484

Robin Williams was a kind man, noted for his good deeds and the joy he brought to so many of our lives. I think he would want us to grow from this loss, to take what we've learned, and to share it with our village.

05/20/2015

University of Kentucky's UK Research Media has made an amazing video to described the implications of data collected by UK's Military Bereavement study. https://youtu.be/tzSAPBswDXw

Julie Cerel, president-elect of the American Association of Suicidology and University of Kentucky College of Social Work associate professor, talks about he...

05/05/2015

UK Military Bereavement Study's Dr. Chris Flaherty and Dr. Julie Cerel to speak at UK conference on military mental health this Friday.
http://uknow.uky.edu/content/uk-conference-address-mental-behavioral-health-issues-military

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 5, 2015) — "It’s critically important that professionals who work with military and veteran populations understand the military as a unique culture, with its own rules and rituals, but most importantly its own value system," said Chris Flaherty, associate professor in the UK Coll…

04/24/2015

UK highlighted Dr Cerel and team's successes at last week's AAS conference. http://uknow.uky.edu/content/uks-cerel-debunks-common-statistic-national-suicidology-conference

04/23/2015

May 8th one-day conference sponsored by UK:

Featuring distinguished plenary speaker
Colonel Jennifer Humphries , Ph.D., LCSW
Medical Service Corps, United States Army
Program Director, Army- Fayetteville State University Master of Social Work Program
presenting
Current Trends in Military Social Work
and
Substance Use Disorder in the Military
Friday, May 8, 2015
8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. EST
Breakout session topics include:
Military Sexual Assault: What Providers Need to Know
Citizen Soldiers: Challenges and Considerations for Guard and Reserve Members
Military 101
Moral Injury: The Unspoken Injury
Su***de Prevention Strategies for Today's Veterans
Community and VAMC Resources for Veterans
Veteran Exposure to Su***de: Prevalence and Correlates
Stress Factors and Resiliency in Military Families
Deployment Stress and Barriers to Seeking Treatment and more!
Location: The Campbell House, 1375 South Broadway, Lexington, KY 40504
CEUs: Approved for 6.0 credit hours by the Kentucky Board of Social Work, the
Family Therapist Board, and by the Kentucky Board of Nursing. KY Licensed
Professional Counselor and KY Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist approval
pending*
Cost: $ 120 includes lunch $
$ 25 Student rate for full-time students with student ID (CE credit not available for the student rate - contact [email protected] to register)
Conference sponsorships/exhibit tables are available. Contact Jessica Morris at (859) 257-5345 or [email protected]

http://ceu.uky.edu/student/MyCourse.aspx?id=4704e35d-d92d-4a03-86ec-deface9fb76f&categoryid=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&programid=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&returnUrl=Student/Catalogue/BrowseAllCatalogue.aspx

This one day mini conference features Colonel Jennifer Humphries, Ph.D., LCSW presenting Current Trends in Military Social Work. Other workshop topics include PTSD, Military Sexual Trauma, Su***de, Supporting Military Families and more!

04/23/2015

An interview with Judy van de Venne after winning the prize for best professional poster at the poster session of the American Association of Suicidology conference with UK Military Su***de Bereavement data.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-lGsD1LJOA

Authors: Judy Van De Venne, Ph.D.; Julie Cerel, Ph.D.; Melinda Moore, Ph.D.; Myfanwy Maple; David Anthony Weisenhorn Abstract: With 22 US veterans dying by s...

03/26/2015

Here's the first published article from University of Kentucky's Military Su***de Bereavement Study "The salience of primary exposure to su***de, when there has been exposure to both su***de and other traumatic military death, is an especially meaningful contribution. However, it may also require that clinicians become more sensitive to order of traumatic experiences, as well as more comfortable talking with clients (veteran and civilian) about their experiences with su***de. It is imperative for clinicians to probe for a personal history with su***de exposure in order to more adequately assess how exposure to su***de among family as well as their extended social networks may impact current functioning."

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