Table 1.

Final prioritization of candidate Aspirational Goals by rating median score^a/interquartile range

Candidate Aspirational Goals	Final prioritized ranking	Median score	Interquartile range
Aspirational Goal 6: Ensure that people who have attempted suicide can get effective interventions to prevent further attempts. (Prevention of reattempts)	1	32	28335
Aspirational Goal 9: Ensure that people getting care for suicidal thoughts and behaviors are followed throughout their treatment so they don’t fall through the cracks. (Enhanced continuity of care)	2	32	28335
Aspirational Goal 7: Ensure that healthcare providers and others in the community are well trained in how to find and treat those at risk. (Provider training)	3	31	27334
Aspirational Goal 8: Ensure that people at risk for suicidal behavior can access affordable care that works, no matter where they are. (Access to affordable and effective care)	4	31	27334
Aspirational Goal 4: Ensure that people who are thinking about suicide but have not yet attempted receive interventions to prevent suicidal behavior. (Psychosocial interventions for those at risk)	5	30	26334
Aspirational Goal 10: Increase help-seeking and referrals for at-risk individuals by decreasing stigma. (Stigma reduction)	6	30	25334
Aspirational Goal 1: Know what leads to, or protects against, suicidal behavior, and learn how to change those things to prevent suicide. (Risk and protective factor interactions)	7	30	26334
Aspirational Goal 11: Prevent the emergence of suicidal behavior by developing and delivering the most effective prevention programs to build resilience and reduce risk in broad-based populations. (Population-based risk-reduction and resilience-building.)	8	29	25333
Aspirational Goal 3: Find ways to assess who is at risk for attempting suicide in the immediate future. (Prediction of imminent risk)	9	29	24334
Aspirational Goal 5: Find new biological treatments and better ways to use existing treatments to prevent suicidal behavior. (Improved biological interventions)	10	27	22331
Aspirational Goal 12: Reduce access to lethal means that people use to attempt suicide. (Reduction of access to lethal means)	11	27	21332
Aspirational Goal 2: Determine the degree of suicide risk (e.g., imminent, near-term, or long-term) among individuals in diverse populations and in diverse settings through feasible and effective screening and assessment approaches. (Population- and setting-based screening)	12	23	18329

^aMedian score refers to medial of summed scores on four criteria.