Preliminary Gap Analysis

At this point, we have presented abstractions of all DoD and non-DoD research on suicide prevention (Chapter Two) and identified DoD research needs and priorities (Chapter Three). In this chapter, we examine whether current research funding aligns with DoD’s research priorities. We present two stacked bar charts for each of five domains: perceived importance, effectiveness, cultural acceptability, cost, and future learning potential. In each set, the first graph shows the number of studies funded for each aspirational research goal, separating those conducted within and outside DoD, with higher-ranked priorities at the top and lower-ranked priorities at the bottom. We then