Change in suicides during and after the installation of barriers at the Golden Gate Bridge
The early evidence indicates the installation of safety nets on the Golden Gate Bridge is associated with an immediate and substantial reduction in suicides at the site. This finding highlights the value of installing nets on this bridge and the importance of barriers as a strategy to prevent suicides by jumping.
Authors
- Angela Clapperton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6129-3404)
- Jane Pirkis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2538-4472)
- Matthew John Spittal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2841-1536)
- Sangsoo Shin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6698-2113)
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Injury Prevention
- Published
- 2025-03-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ip-2024-045604
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.61
Funders
- Suicide Prevention Australia
- National Health and Medical Research Council