Section: Research

Barry Feldman, Ph.D.

Academic Role: Assistant Professor

Faculty Appointment(s) In:
   Center for Health Policy and Research
   Psychiatry

Barry N. Feldman, Ph.D. is Director of Psychiatry Services in Public Safety and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the UMass Medical School.  He provides senior leadership to the UMass Memorial Medical Group and the Medical School to address strategic planning and the management of clinical services provided to individuals working in public safety (i.e., police, corrections, fire, EMS), and emergency medicine personnel. He is a clinician and consultant for On-Site Academy, a non-profit residential treatment and training center serving law enforcement and other public safety personnel. Previously, he served as the Primary Clinician for the Boston Police Stress Support Unit, and worked with the Boston Police Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Team.

Dr. Feldman is a licensed clinician with expertise in suicide prevention, trauma recovery, substance abuse, and crisis intervention and stabilization services, primarily for emergency responders and their families. He is an approved trainer for the American Association of Suicidology, the Suicide Prevention Resource Center and is a certified trainer for the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF).  Dr. Feldman has served on the Stewardship Committee of the Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention for the past several years and currently serves as the Coalition Co-Chair.

Curriculum Vitae

Suicide Interventions & Prevention Trainings

Phone: (508) 856-2461
Fax: (508) 856-8700
Email: Barry.Feldman@umassmed.edu

Keywords: Behavioral Medicine, Mental Health and Criminal Justice, Jail Diversion Programs, Public Sector Psychiatry, Suicide Prevention

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