Psychological Health and Resilience
Abstract
STARRS-LS, the longitudinal successor studies to the groundbreaking Army STARRS research studies conducted from 2009 to 2015, includes the largest studies of military suicidal behaviors ever undertaken. In addition, STARRS studies have yielded a wealth of information about a variety of other health issues relevant to the military. STARRS-LS seeks to expand and extend the original research effort by continuing to follow cohorts comprised of the original participants, including expanding the Historical Administrative Data Study to include more than 3 million active-duty Soldiers from 2004 to 2019. STARRS-LS uses Big Data techniques and predictive analytics to develop knowledge that allow the Army and DoD to develop products from the knowledge. The volume, breadth and depth of the data compiled for large representative samples of Soldiers, and the unique combination of survey data, health outcome data, and genetic data, allow extensive state-of-the-art analyses. Because the data are available at the Army Analytics Group (AAG) Research Facilitation Laboratory (RFL), analytic opportunities are available for researchers other than the STARRS Research Team. The STARRS Research Team meets, presents findings, and shares ideas regularly with DoD and Army representatives who serve on the STARRS Government Steering Committee (includes representation from ASD-HA, Sec of Army, Army SG), the STARRS Research Advisory Team, DSPO and other groups to ensure that the STARRS research aligns with current DoD/DHP priorities. The STARRS Research Team has published 115 papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals so far. The 2021 U.S. White House strategy report on reducing military and veteran suicide described STARRS as “one of the most notable research efforts to understand risk for suicide in military and veteran populations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- cea13a806b67d513afbde52322be8a64