CRISIS LAB
Clinical Research in Self-Injury and Suicide Lab
Stress, Resilience, and Mental Health in Firefighters and Emergency Responders
Are you a first responder in the fire service (e.g. firefighter, paramedic, EMT, dispatcher), or do you have experience in the field of emergency response? We are conducting a research study that is seeking to better understand psychological risk and resilience factors that are unique to your role to better support and strengthen the health of first responders.
First responders are frequently exposed to a wide range of stressful events and critical incidents, and it is well known that first responders are often able to effectively cope with these events. Your responses will help us better understand what contributes to positive outcomes and help us develop more relevant and effective interventions to promote resilience and reduce the risk of common problems, like depression, PTSD, and suicide. In short, we believe your insight will be important and help your fellow first responders maintain long, healthy, and successful careers in the fire service.
This study was developed and is managed by clinical psychology researchers at Seattle Pacific University. Your responses will be kept confidential and will NOT be shared with employers or peers. If you’re interested in participating, please review the consent form and complete a brief demographic questionnaire by clicking the "I'm Interested" button below.
Once you consent, you’ll be asked to complete a survey that should take between 15 and 37 minutes to complete (the average completion time is 26 minutes). By participating in this initial survey, you will have the chance to enter a gift card raffle where you can win one of twenty $50 gift cards. You will also have the ability to opt-in to receive any written reports developed by our team based on your responses via email.
If you are interested, we will also reach out to you at three additional times three, six, and twelve months from now. For each additional survey you complete, you will have the chance for an additional entry into a second raffle of ten $50 gift cards. By completing all four surveys, you help us better understand how resilience and risk factors evolve over time for first responders, which can inform how services are developed and implemented to support long, healthy, and sustainable careers.
Thank you for considering this opportunity to support research that may benefit the wellbeing and careers of you and your peers.
If you have any questions, you can contact our study team at First.Responders.Crisis@spu.edu
SPU IRB#: 242502009