TY - JOUR
T1 - Preventing suicide at suicide hotspots
T2 - A case study from Australia
AU - Lockley, Anne
AU - Cheung, Yee Tak Derek
AU - Cox, Georgina
AU - Robinson, Jo
AU - Williamson, Michelle
AU - Harris, Meredith
AU - Machlin, Anna
AU - Moffat, Caitlin
AU - Pirkis, Jane
PY - 2014/8
Y1 - 2014/8
N2 - The Gap Park Self-Harm Minimisation Masterplan project is a collaborative attempt to address jumping suicides at Sydney's Gap Park through means restriction, encouraging help-seeking, and increasing the likelihood of third-party intervention. We used various data sources to describe the Masterplan project's processes, impacts, and outcomes. There have been reductions in reported jumps and confirmed suicides, although the trends are not statistically significant. There has been a significant increase in police call-outs to intervene with suicidal people who have not yet reached the cliff's edge. The collaborative nature of the Masterplan project and its multifaceted approach appear to be reaping benefits.
AB - The Gap Park Self-Harm Minimisation Masterplan project is a collaborative attempt to address jumping suicides at Sydney's Gap Park through means restriction, encouraging help-seeking, and increasing the likelihood of third-party intervention. We used various data sources to describe the Masterplan project's processes, impacts, and outcomes. There have been reductions in reported jumps and confirmed suicides, although the trends are not statistically significant. There has been a significant increase in police call-outs to intervene with suicidal people who have not yet reached the cliff's edge. The collaborative nature of the Masterplan project and its multifaceted approach appear to be reaping benefits.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84905993585&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/sltb.12080
DO - 10.1111/sltb.12080
M3 - Article
C2 - 25250406
AN - SCOPUS:84905993585
SN - 0363-0234
VL - 44
SP - 392
EP - 407
JO - Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
JF - Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
IS - 4
ER -