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Did the suicide barrier work after all? Revisiting the Bloor Viaduct natural experiment and its impact on suicide rates in Toronto.

Abstract：

OBJECTIVE:This research aims to determine the long-term impact of the Bloor Street Viaduct suicide barrier on rates of suicide in Toronto and whether media reporting had any impact on suicide rates. DESIGN:Natural experiment. SETTING:City of Toronto, Canada; records at the chief coroner's office of Ontario 1993-2003 (11 years before the barrier) and 2004-2014 (11 years after the barrier). PARTICIPANTS:5403 people who died by suicide in the city of Toronto. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE:Changes in yearly rates of suicide by jumping at Bloor Street Viaduct, other bridges including nearest comparison bridge and walking distance bridges, and buildings, and by other means. RESULTS:Suicide rates at the Bloor Street Viaduct declined from 9.0 deaths/year before the barrier to 0.1 deaths/year after the barrier (incidence rate ratio (IRR) 0.005, 95% CI 0.0005 to 0.19, p=0.002). Suicide deaths from bridges in Toronto also declined significantly (IRR 0.53, 95% CI 0.40 to 0.71, p<0.0001). Media reports about suicide at the Bloor Street Viaduct were associated with an increase in suicide-by-jumping from bridges the following year. CONCLUSIONS:The current study demonstrates that, over the long term, suicide-by-jumping declined in Toronto after the barrier with no associated increase in suicide by other means. That is, the barrier appears to have had its intended impact at preventing suicide despite a short-term rise in deaths at other bridges that was at least partially influenced by a media effect. Research examining barriers at other locations should interpret short-term results with caution.

journal_name

BMJ Open

journal_title

BMJ open

authors

Sinyor M,Schaffer A,Redelmeier DA,Kiss A,Nishikawa Y,Cheung AH,Levitt AJ,Pirkis J

doi

10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015299

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-06-19 00:00:00

pages

e015299

issue

5

issn

2044-6055

pii

bmjopen-2016-015299

journal_volume

7

pub_type

杂志文章

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