Goal: Promote and support research on suicide prevention

Objective: Increase opportunities in Wisconsin for organizations to conduct suicide prevention research.

Action Steps:

1. Support organizations seeking diverse funding opportunities to conduct suicide prevention research.

• Engage with philanthropic organizations or foundations to help fund research opportunities.
• Promote research partnerships with universities.
• Advocate for increased funding opportunities for community-based participatory research for historically marginalized communities. 
• Advocate for increased sustainable forms of funding for research from the state and federal governments.

2. Promote both qualitative and quantitative research studies for suicide prevention.

3. Develop research studies to evaluate suicide prevention best practices for communities disproportionately affected by suicide to enable wider implementation.

4. Use suicide prevention research to identify risk factors, inform strategic planning, identify evidence-informed community programs to implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of those programs.