Table听3 What can the rail industry do to prevent suicide attempts on the railways?
From: Preventing suicides on the railways: learning from lived听and听living experiences
| 听 | n/159* | % |
|---|---|---|
1. Means Restriction | ||
Barriers/doors/fencing, of which: | 58 | 36.48% |
鈥冣�� At stations/on platforms | 31 | 19.50% |
鈥冣�� Lineside | 15 | 9.43% |
鈥冣�� On rail bridges | 6 | 3.77% |
鈥冣�� At level-crossings | 3 | 1.89% |
鈥冣�� Unspecified (e.g. 鈥榖arriers鈥�) | 11 | 6.92% |
鈥�- BUT difficult/unfeasible/prohibitive | 9 | 5.66% |
Other environmental interventions to reduce access to means: | ||
鈥冣�� Slowing down trains as they approach stations | 6 | 3.77% |
鈥冣�� Modifications to trains | 2 | 1.26% |
2. Increase Likelihood of Intervention | ||
鈥僆ncrease/improve staffing | 33 | 20.75% |
鈥僑taff training | 17 | 10.69% |
鈥僆ncrease public awareness/education | 17 | 10.69% |
鈥僀ameras, security, improved monitoring | 8 | 5.03% |
3. Communications and Signage | ||
Dissuasive messaging highlighting: | ||
鈥冣�� Impact on others (especially driver, family, bystanders) | 13 | 8.18% |
鈥冣�� Possibility of survival with injury/challenge lethality | 8 | 5.03% |
鈥冣�� Impact on body | 2 | 1.26% |
Reduce cognitive availability (e.g. via announcements) | 4 | 2.52% |
Signage, of which: | 30 | 18.87% |
鈥冣�� Crisis signage with helpline contacts (e.g. Samaritans) | 25 | 15.72% |
鈥冣�� Messages of hope/support | 4 | 2.52% |
鈥冣�� Highlighting impact on others | 2 | 1.26% |
鈥冣�� Encouraging intervention/reaching out | 1 | 0.63% |
鈥冣�� Humorous ads | 1 | 0.63% |
4. Station Atmosphere and Design | ||
鈥僑tations generally nicer/friendlier | 6 | 3.77% |
鈥僑afe/quiet spaces/seating away from tracks | 6 | 3.77% |
鈥傿lue/mood stabilising lights | 4 | 2.52% |
鈥僊ore/better alert/help points and mechanisms to alert staff | 4 | 2.52% |
鈥僊耻蝉颈肠 | 3 | 1.89% |
鈥働濒补苍迟蝉/蹿濒辞飞别谤蝉 | 3 | 1.89% |
鈥僑ponsored help telephones away from platforms | 1 | 0.63% |
鈥僕ider platforms | 1 | 0.63% |
鈥僕riting on platforms (e.g. messages of hope) | 1 | 0.63% |
鈥僁istracting noises | 1 | 0.63% |
鈥僂asy way to get off the tracks for people who have changed their mind | 1 | 0.63% |
5. Other | ||
鈥僋辞迟丑颈苍驳/very little can be done | 27 | 16.98% |
鈥僓苍蝉耻谤别 | 10 | 6.29% |
鈥僒he rail industry is doing a lot/the right things | 10 | 6.29% |
鈥僋ot the rail industry鈥檚 fault/responsibility | 8 | 5.03% |
鈥僋辞迟丑颈苍驳 should be done to prevent (my) suicide | 4 | 2.52% |
鈥僆mportance of multi-agency approach | 4 | 2.52% |
鈥僋eed/suggestions for targeted strategies (e.g. focus on quiet locations) | 17 | 10.69% |
鈥僌迟丑别谤 | 4 | 2.52% |
What could make things worse? | n/119a | % |
Unhelpful interventions/interactions (with staff, police or others) | 23 | 19.33% |
Unstaffed/understaffed locations | 11 | 9.24% |
Announcements/reporting after a suicide, including: | 11 | 9.24% |
鈥冣�� 鈥楬ighlighting locations鈥� and method | 5 | 4.20% |
鈥冣�� 鈥楾rying to cover suicides/fatalities up鈥� | 5 | 4.20% |
鈥冣�� 鈥楳aking it sound like an inconvenience鈥� | 1 | 0.84% |
鈥冣�� Using the word 鈥榗ommitted鈥� | 1 | 0.84% |
Announcements/campaigns/talk about suicide prevention | 4 | 3.36% |
Signage | 6 | 5.04% |
Other environmental factors, including: | 19 | 15.95% |
鈥冣�� Atmosphere (e.g. noise, tension, silence) | 5 | 4.20% |
鈥冣�� Weather conditions | 2 | 1.68% |
鈥冣�� Lack of measures: | ||
鈥冣�冣棪 No signage | 3 | 2.52% |
鈥冣�冣棪 No fences | 2 | 1.68% |
鈥冣�冣棪 No staff training | 1 | 0.84% |
鈥冣�冣棪 No monitoring | 1 | 0.84% |
鈥冣�� Digital screens (e.g. 鈥渓arge screens with depressing news鈥�) | 2 | 1.68% |
鈥冣�� Non-stopping trains | 1 | 0.84% |
鈥冣�� Other | 4 | 3.36% |
Wider societal/financial/funding issues | 6 | 5.04% |
Not doing anything/more | 4 | 3.36% |
Nothing/not much could make things worse | 12 | 10.08% |
Unsure | 22 | 18.49% |
Other | 4 | 3.36% |