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Check out the links below to explore more of the research on suicide prevention.
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Beautrais, Annette L. “Effectivness of Barriers at Suicide Jumping Sites: A Casy Study”
Beautrais, A. et al. (2009) “Removing Bridge Barriers Stimulates Suicides: An Unfortunate Natural Experiment”
Berman, A.L. et al. (2022) “Effectiveness of Restricting Access to a Suicide Jump Site: A Test of the Method Substitution Hypothesis”
Bennewith, O. et al. (2007) “Effect of Barriers on the Clifton Suspension Bridge, England, on Local Patterns of Suicide: Implications for Prevention”
Chung, Y.W. et al. (2016) “The Effectiveness of Platform Screen Doors for the Prevention of Subway Suicides in South Korea”
Cox, G.R. et al. (2013) “Interventions to Reduce Suicides at Suicide Hotspots: A Systematic Review”
Hemmer, A. et al. “Comparing Different Suicide Prevention Measures at Bridges and Buildings: Lessons We Have Learned from a National Survey in Switzerland.”
Law, C-K. et al. (2014) "Restricting Access to a Suicide Hotspot Does Not Shift the Problem to Another Location: An Experiment of Two River Bridges in Brisbane, Australia."
Mohl, A. et al. (2012) "The 'Suicide Guard Rail': A Minimal Structural Intervention in Hospitals Reduces Suicide Jumps."
O'Carroll, P. W. & Silverman, M.M. (1994) “Community Suicide Prevention: The Effectiveness of Bridge Barriers.”
Okolie, C. et al. (2020) “Means Restriction for the Prevention of Suicide by Jumping.”
Pelletier, A.R. (2007) “Preventing Suicide by Jumping: The Effect of a Bridge Safety Fence.”
Pirkis, J. et al. (2013) "The Effectiveness of Structural Interventions at Suicide Hotspots: A Meta-Analysis."
Perron, S. et al. (2013) “Installation of a Bridge Barrier as a Suicide Prevention Strategy in Montréal, Québec, Canada.”
Reisch, T. & Michel, K. (2005) “Securing a Suicide Hot Spot: Effects of a Safety Net at the Bern Muenster Terrace.”
Santacrose, L. B. (2024) "An Evaluation of Means Restriction on Preventing Jumping Suicides: A Case Study at Cornell University."
Sinyor, M. & Levitt, A.J. (2010) "Effect of a Barrier at Bloor Street Viaduct on Suicide Rates in Toronto: Natural Experiment."
Skegg, K. & Herbison, P. (2009) “Effect of Restricting Access to a Suicide Jumping Site.”
Xing, Y. et al. (2019) “Evaluating the Effectiveness of Platform Screen Doors for Preventing Metro Suicides in China.”
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American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (2005) “Lethal Means Reduction: Bridge Barriers”
City of London Corporation Environment Department and Public Health Team (2022) “Preventing Suicides in High Rise Buildings and Structures”
Draper, J. (2008) "Suicide Prevention on Bridges: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Position."
International Parking & Mobility Institute (2019) "Suicide in Parking Facilities: Prevention, Response, and Recovery."
National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, Lethal Means Stakeholder Group (2020) "Lethal Means & Suicide Prevention: A Guide for Community & Industry Leaders."
National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health (2024) “Annual Report 2024”
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Great Britain (2018) “Preventing Suicide in Community and Custodial Settings: Evidence Review 6 for Reducing Access to Means.”
NYC Health Epi Data Brief (2021) “Suicides in New York City”
Public Health England (2015) “Preventing Suicide in Public Places: A Practice Resource.”
Toronto Public Health (2018) “Interventions to Prevent Suicide from Bridges: An Evidence Review and Jurisdictional Scan.”
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Cai, Z. et al (2022) “The Lethality of Suicide Methods: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”
Deisenhammer, E.A. et al. (2008) “The Duration of the Suicidal Process: How Much Time is Left for Intervention Between Consideration and Accomplishment of a Suicide Attempt”
Florentine, J.B. & Crane, C. (2010) “Suicide Prevention by Limiting Access to Methods: A Review of Theory and Practice.”
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health “Means Matter Campaign”
Hawton, K. (2007) "Restricting Access to Methods of Suicide: Rationale and Evaluation of This Approach to Suicide Prevention."
Kreitman, N. (1976) “The Coal Gas Story”
Levi-Belz, Y. & Birnbaum, S. (2022) “Depression and Suicide Ideation among Suicide-Loss Survivors: A Six-Year Longitudinal Study”
Levi-Belz, Y. et al. (2023) “What Do We Know about Suicide Bereavement, and What We Can Do to Help Suicide-Loss Survivors?”
Okolie, C. et al. (2017) “A Systematic Review of Interventions to Prevent Suicidal Behaviors and Reduce Suicidal Ideation in Older People.”
Olson, R. (2014) “‘Jumping’ and Suicide Prevention”
Owens D. et al “Fatal and Non-Fatal Repetition of Self-Harm: Systematic Review”
Seiden, R. H. (1978) “Where Are They Now? A Follow-Up Study of Suicide Attempters from the Golden Gate Bridge.”
Simon, O. R. et al. (2001) “Characteristics of Impulsive Suicide Attempts and Attempters.”
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Chen Y-Y. et al. (2009) “Descriptive Epidemiological Study of Sites of Suicide Jumps in Taipei Taiwan”
Copeland, A.R. (1989) “Suicide by Jumping from Buildings”
Lindqvist, P. et al. (2004) "Are Suicides by Jumping off Bridges Preventable? An Analysis of 50 Cases from Sweden."
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Adrian-Diaz, J. (2023) “The Cost of Stigma Around Suicide-Prevention Architecture”
Brandon, E.M. (2021) “Learning from the Vessel: How cities can be designed to prevent suicide”
Burlock, C. (2022) “Why is it so easy to jump off a bridge?”
Friend, T. (2003) “Jumpers”
Gonzalez, S. (2015) “Every 3.5 Days, Someone Attempts Suicide Off the George Washington Bridge”
Harckham, P. (2024) “Harckham, Gunther, Hudson Valley Lawmakers and Suicide Prevention Advocates Renew Call for Restriction Fencing on Area Bridges”
Rodriguez, O.R. (2024) “It took decades, but San Francisco finally installs nets to stop suicides off Golden Gate Bridge”
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Comprehensive Textbook of Suicidology by Ronald W. Maris, Alan L. Berman, and Morton M. Silverman
Definition of Suicide by Edwin Shneidman
Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide by Kay Redfield Jamison
No Place To Lie: Secrets Unlocked, A Promise Kept by Helen Garlick
Organizing for Suicide Prevention: A Case Study at the Golden Gate Bridge by Jennifer Lewis, Ph.D., LCSW and Paul Muller
Physician Suicide Letters Answered by Pamela Wible, M.D.
Routledge International Handbook of Clinical Suicide Research
Suicide: A Study in Suicidology by Emile Durkheim
Suicide: Closing The Exits by Ronald V. Clarke and David Lester
Suicide Prevention: Stahl’s Handbooks by Christine Yu Moutier, Anthony R. Pisani, and Stephen M. Stahl
Welcome to Your World: How the Build Environment Shapes Our Lives by Sarrah Williams Goldhagen
When it is Darkest: Why People Die by Suicide and What We Can Do to Prevent It by Rory O’Connor
Why People Die By Suicide by Thomas Joiner
Educational Resources for Professionals
The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards has an excellent continuing education course entitled Preventing Suicide Falls: a Primer for Architects (Continuum Education (ncarb.org). While geared toward architects, its lessons are universally applicable.