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Developing a Research Strategy for Suicide Prevention in the Department of Defense: Status of Current Research, Prioritizing Areas of Need, and Recommendations for Moving Forward

by Rajeev Ramchand, Nicole K. Eberhart, Christopher Guo, Eric Pedersen, Terrance Dean Savitsky, Terri Tanielian and Phoenix Voorhies

RAND Corporation, 2014
eISBN: 978-0-8330-8772-0 | Paper: 978-0-8330-8771-3
Library of Congress Classification U22.3.R38 2014
Dewey Decimal Classification 355.61

ABOUT THIS BOOK | TOC

ABOUT THIS BOOK
To support U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) efforts to create a unified, comprehensive strategic plan for suicide prevention research, a RAND study cataloged studies funded by DoD and other entities, examined whether current research maps to DoD’s strategic research needs, and provided recommendations to encourage better alignment and narrow the research-practice gap when it comes to disseminating findings to programs serving military personnel.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cover

Title Page

Preface

Contents

Figures

Tables

Boxes

Summary

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Study Purpose

Organization of This Report

Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria

Identifying Studies for Abstraction

Data Abstraction

Results

Studies Identified, Funders, and Funding

Funding, by NAASP Category

Funding, by MOMRP Category

Conclusion

Background

Methods

Selection of Stakeholder Participants

Implementation of the DoD Stakeholder Elicitation Process

Implementing the RAND ExpertLens Process

Ranking Across the Five Domains

Additional Elicitation from RAND Experts

Conclusion

Methods

Effectiveness

Cultural Acceptability

Cost

Learning Potential

Conclusion

Background

Model Parameters

Parameterization of the Model

Analysis

Suicides Prevented per Cost Relative to Overall Importance

Benefit-Cost Index Relative to Learning Value

Funding and Study Allocation Relative to the Benefit-Cost Index

Sensitivity Analysis

Conclusion

Chapter Six: Translating Research into Practice

The Ten Components

1. Evidence of an Identified Need

2. Evidence of Research Quality

3. Evidence of Effectiveness

4. Leadership Buy-In and Support from Key Stakeholders

5. Funding or Other Institutional Support

6. Collaboration with Credible Sponsors

7. Provision of Incentives or Development of Policies

8. Peer Network Supportive of Adoption

9. Dissemination Materials

10. Expectation of a Cultural Shift

Conclusion

Overarching Recommendation

Priorities for Research Funding

Processes to Enhance and More Efficiently Allocate Research Funding

Processes to Close the Research-to-Practice Gap

Conclusion

A. Ongoing Studies of Relevance to Suicide Prevention Among Military Personnel

B. Alternative Allocation Analysis

C. Statistical Procedure for Extracting Rankings from the RAND ExpertLens Panel

D. Feedback from DoD Stakeholders About the RAND ExpertLens Process

E. Sensitivity Analysis of the Benefit-Cost Index Rankings

F. Research Domains and Approaches for Assessing Research Quality

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