A 10-year Clinical Study Investigating PTSD: Protecting Those Who Protect Us

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The prevalence of Occupational Stress Injuries (OSI's), including PTSD is 15+ times higher in police than in the civilian population. We are also seeing death by suicide occur at alarming rates and we must do more to protect and save the lives of our members. Currently underway with the RCMP is a massive, longitudinal study investigating PTSD that begins with cadets and follows them after deployment. This study is a global first and addresses the knowledge gap in our understanding of the development of PTSD, explains in what ways technology can be utilized and how evidence-based clinical interventions can be used to protect the officer before a psychological injury has occurred. This session discussed the research design, discuss ongoing challenges and report preliminary findings.

Will have a full understanding of the prevelance, persistence and human cost of OSI's in policing
Obtain a full understanding of the project design and participant expectations over the 10 years.
Will have a full understanding of the global impact of how to improve police office mental health.

Gregory Kratzig

Director Research and Strategic Partnerships

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Gregory Kr?tzig Ph.D. is the Director Research for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Adjunct Professor at the University of Regina Dept., of Psychology. He has been awarded grants in excess of $4M and has won many awards including the Canadian Psychological Association award for Academic Excellence, the Alumni Crowning Achievement Award for Distinguished Professional Achievement, and the Alumni of Distinction Award Campion College and has presented at INTERPOL, IITSEC, CEPOL, CPA and APS. He currently serves as the Technical Authority on the RCMP Longitudinal PTSD Study. R. Nicholas Carleton, Ph.D., R.D. Psych, is a Professor of Clinical Psychology, a registered doctoral clinical psychologist, and serves as the Scientific Director for the Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment. He has recently been inducted as a Member of the Royal Society of Canada?s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, and has received the Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize for Mental Health Research, a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Brain Star Award. He is currently serving as the principal investigator on the RCMP Longitudinal PTSD Study.