Abstract
Is cumulative exposure to suicide attempts and deaths a risk factor for suicidal behavior among firefighters? A preliminary study.
Kimbrel, N., Pennington, M., Cammarata, C., Leto, F., Ostiguy, W., & Gulliver, S.
- This research was supported by a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Award (EMW2012FP00243) to Dr. Gulliver entitled “Developing Standard Operating Procedures for Suicide in Fire Service.” Dr. Kimbrel was supported by a Career Development Award (IK2 CX000525) from the Clinical Science Research and Development Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Office of Research and Development. Special thanks to Grace Carpenter, Elisa Flynn, Amruta Mardikar, Cindy Zavodny, the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), and to our firefighter participants for their assistance in helping us to conduct this research project. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the VA, FEMA, or the U.S. government.