title: Preventing suicide at suicide hotspots: a case study from Australia.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lockley
authors.forename: Yee Tak Derek
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: Georgina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: Jo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Williamson
authors.forename: Meredith
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Machlin
authors.forename: Caitlin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moffat
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pirkis
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D006801:Humans; D016495:Police; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000092864:Suicide Prevention