Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Eberhart, Nicole K., 1978-
2. Guo, Christopher,
3. National Defense Research Institute (U.S.), issuing body.
4. Pedersen, Eric R.,
5. Rand Corporation.
6. Savitsky, Terrance Dean,
7. Tanielian, Terri L.,
8. Voorhies, Phoenix,

Description

1. xxvi, 163 pages : illustrations (some color); 28 cm

Summary

1. In response to the elevated rate of suicide among U.S. service members, a congressionally mandated task force recommended that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) create a unified, comprehensive strategic plan for suicide prevention research to ensure that DoD-funded studies align with DoD{u2019}s goals. To help meet this objective, a RAND study cataloged the research funded by DoD and other entities that is directly relevant to military personnel, examined the extent to which current research maps to DoD{u2019}s strategic research needs, and provided recommendations to ensure that proposed research strategies align with the national research strategy and integrate with DoD{u2019}s data collection and program evaluation strategies. The study found that although DoD is one of the largest U.S. funders of research related to suicide prevention, its current funding priorities do not consistently reflect its research needs.^
2. The RAND study recommended approaches to thoughtfully integrate the latest research findings into DoD{u2019}s operating procedures to ensure that evidence-based approaches can benefit suicide prevention programs and prevent the further loss of lives to suicide.
3. The study indexed each of 12 research goals according to rankings of importance, effectiveness, cultural acceptability, cost, and learning potential provided by experts who participated in a multistep elicitation exercise. The results revealed that research funding is overwhelmingly allocated to prevention goals already considered by experts to be effective. Other goals considered by experts to be important and appropriate for the military context receive relatively little funding and have been the subject of relatively few studies, meaning that there is still much to learn about these strategies. Furthermore, DoD, like other organizations, suffers from a research-to-practice gap. The most promising results from studies funded by DoD and other entities do not always find their way to those responsible for implementing suicide prevention programs that serve military personnel.^

Subject

1. Military research > United States
2. Psychology, Military
3. Suicide > Government policy > United States
4. Suicide > Research
5. United States > Mental health services
6. United States. Department of Defense > Research

Contents

1. Introduction -- Current Suicide Prevention Research in the United States That Is Directly Relevant to Military Personnel -- Prioritizing Research Needs in the U.S. Department of Defense -- Preliminary Gap Analysis -- Modeling DoD{u2019}s Suicide Prevention Research Priorities -- Translating Research into Practice -- Recommendations for a Research Strategy -- Appendix A: Ongoing Studies of Relevance to Suicide Prevention Among Military Personnel -- Appendix B: Alternative Allocation Analysis -- Appendix C: Statistical Procedure for Extracting Rankings from the RAND ExpertLens Panel -- Appendix D: Feedback from DoD Stakeholders About the RAND ExpertLens Process -- Appendix E: Sensitivity Analysis of the Benefit-Cost Index Rankings -- Appendix F: Research Domains and Approaches for Assessing Research Quality.

Owning institution

1. Harvard Library

Note

1. "RAND National Defense Research Institute."

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-163).

Processing action (note)

1. committed to retain