Craig Bryan receives multiple grants

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Awarded from Utah Department of Human Services

Zero Suicide Training (Utah Workshop)

The Zero Suicide Training grant is a three-year project focused on the training of licensed mental health professionals across the state of Utah to use brief cognitive behavioral therapy (BCBT) and crisis response planning (CRP) for suicide prevention. BCBT and CRP are two interventions developed and tested in Dr. Bryan’s lab which have been shown to reduce suicidal behavior by up to 76%. The training contract includes workshops and follow-up consultation calls designed to assist with full implementation into Utah’s mental health care system.

 Awarded from Canandaigua VA Medical Center, US Dept of Veteran Affairs

VA Suicide Treatment Study

Dr. Bryan received a grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct a randomized clinical trial of an adapted version of the attempted suicide short intervention protocol (ASSIP). ASSIP is a three-session outpatient treatment developed by researchers in Switzerland that has been shown to reduce repeat suicide attempts by 80% among high-risk individuals. The purpose of the project is to test the feasibility of an adapted protocol for military veterans, and to assess the treatment’s preliminary efficacy for reducing suicidal behavior in this population. This study is being conducted in collaboration with researchers at the VA’s Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center.

 Awarded from University of Utah seed grant

Intervention Following Surgery

Dr. Bryan received seed funding to conduct a pilot clinical trial of brief cognitive behavioral therapy (BCBT) for the prevention of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among orthopedic trauma patients. Patients who have recently undergone surgery following severe orthopedic injury and have reported elevated levels of acute stress symptoms will be randomized to receive either BCBT or cognitive processing therapy (CPT), an established treatment for PTSD. Treatment sessions will be conducted on a daily basis over the course of one week. The primary purpose of the study is to determine if aggressive early intervention can prevent the later onset of PTSD. This study is being conducted in collaboration with the Department of Psychiatry and the Department of Surgery.