Dave Miers
Dave Miers, PhD, is the senior director of behavioral health services at Bryan Medical Center in Lincoln, Neb., where he has worked for 27 years. Dr. Miers received a BS from Nebraska Wesleyan University, an MS from St. Cloud State University, and a PhD from the University of Nebraska. He is a Licensed Independent Professional Counselor, a suicidologist, and a member of the American Association of Suicidology.
Dr. Miers is the founder, past co-chair, and a current board member of the Nebraska State Suicide Prevention Coalition. He is also a founding member of the Lincoln HOPELNK Lincoln/Lancaster County Nebraska Youth Suicide Prevention Coalition. In 2019, he served on the Mayor’s Child Access to Firearms/Safe Storage Task Force in Lincoln, Neb. In the past, he has served on several local boards including the Lincoln Lancaster County Homeless Coalition, Lincoln Human Services Federation, Lincoln’s Child Advocacy Center, Nebraska Alliance for the Mentally Ill, New Americans Task Force, Lincoln Lancaster Mental Health Foundation, State Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Team, and the Disaster American Red Cross Mental Health Team. He is also a past member of the Bryan LifePointe Medical Advisory Board.
Dr. Miers is a graduate of Leadership Lincoln Fellows 33 and was a member of the 2018-2019 Leadership Lincoln Program Planning Committee. He is the vice president for acute care services and a current member of the Nebraska Association of Behavioral Healthcare Organizations. He also serves on the board of the Seniors Foundation.
Dr. Miers has published research and co-authored a chapter focused on family survivors of a child suicide in The Routledge International Handbook of Clinical Suicide Research. In 2009, he assisted in the development of the Lincoln Lancaster Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors (LOSS) team in Lincoln, Neb., and has assisted in the development of other LOSS teams in Nebraska and on a national level.
Dr. Miers was awarded the 2021 Heroes of Hope Award by the HOPELNK Suicide Prevention Coalition. In 2024, he became a member of SPRC’s State and Territorial Advisory Committee.