Cynthia A Claassen1, Jane L Pearson2, Dmitry Khodyakov3, Phillip M Satow4, Robert Gebbia5, Alan L Berman6, Daniel J Reidenberg7, Saul Feldman8, Sherry Molock9, Michelle C Carras10, René M Lento11, Joel Sherrill2, Beverly Pringle2, Siddhartha Dalal3, Thomas R Insel12. 1. University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas. Electronic address: cindy.claassen@unthsc.edu. 2. National Institute of Mental Health, Division of Services and Intervention Research, Bethesda, Maryland. 3. RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California. 4. The Jed Foundation, New York, New York; National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, Washington, District of Columbia. 5. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, New York, New York. 6. American Association of Suicidology, Washington, District of Columbia; American Association for Suicide Prevention, Washington, District of Columbia. 7. Suicide Awareness Voices of Education, Bloomington. 8. United Behavioral Health, Golden Valley, Minnesota. 9. George Washington University, Dept. of Psychology, Washington, District of Columbia. 10. Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Mental Health, Baltimore, Maryland. 11. The Catholic University of America, Dept. of Psychology, Washington, District of Columbia. 12. Office of the Director, Bethesda, Maryland.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention Research Prioritization Task Force (RPTF) has created a prioritized national research agenda with the potential to rapidly and substantially reduce the suicide burden in the U.S. if fully funded and implemented. PURPOSE: Viable, sustainable scientific research agendas addressing challenging public health issues such as suicide often need to incorporate perspectives from multiple stakeholder groups (e.g., researchers, policymakers, and other end-users of new knowledge) during an agenda-setting process. The Stakeholder Survey was a web-based survey conducted and analyzed in 2011-2012 to inform the goal-setting step in the RPTF agenda development process. The survey process, and the final list of "aspirational" research goals it produced, are presented here. METHODS: Using a modified Delphi process, diverse constituent groups generated and evaluated candidate research goals addressing pressing suicide prevention research needs. RESULTS: A total of 716 respondents representing 49 U.S. states and 18 foreign countries provided input that ultimately produced 12 overarching, research-informed aspirational goals aimed at reducing the U.S. suicide burden. Highest-rated goals addressed prevention of subsequent suicidal behavior after an initial attempt, strategies to retain patients in care, improved healthcare provider training, and generating care models that would ensure accessible treatment. CONCLUSIONS: The Stakeholder Survey yielded widely valued research targets. Findings were diverse in focus, type, and current phase of research development but tended to prioritize practical solutions over theoretical advancement. Other complex public health problems requiring input from a broad-based constituency might benefit from web-based tools that facilitate such community input.
BACKGROUND: The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention Research Prioritization Task Force (RPTF) has created a prioritized national research agenda with the potential to rapidly and substantially reduce the suicide burden in the U.S. if fully funded and implemented. PURPOSE: Viable, sustainable scientific research agendas addressing challenging public health issues such as suicide often need to incorporate perspectives from multiple stakeholder groups (e.g., researchers, policymakers, and other end-users of new knowledge) during an agenda-setting process. The Stakeholder Survey was a web-based survey conducted and analyzed in 2011-2012 to inform the goal-setting step in the RPTF agenda development process. The survey process, and the final list of "aspirational" research goals it produced, are presented here. METHODS: Using a modified Delphi process, diverse constituent groups generated and evaluated candidate research goals addressing pressing suicide prevention research needs. RESULTS: A total of 716 respondents representing 49 U.S. states and 18 foreign countries provided input that ultimately produced 12 overarching, research-informed aspirational goals aimed at reducing the U.S. suicide burden. Highest-rated goals addressed prevention of subsequent suicidal behavior after an initial attempt, strategies to retain patients in care, improved healthcare provider training, and generating care models that would ensure accessible treatment. CONCLUSIONS: The Stakeholder Survey yielded widely valued research targets. Findings were diverse in focus, type, and current phase of research development but tended to prioritize practical solutions over theoretical advancement. Other complex public health problems requiring input from a broad-based constituency might benefit from web-based tools that facilitate such community input.
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