Barriers and safety nets at suicide hotspots can reduce rates by 90%

Other methods, such as placement of signs or crisis telephones, are also used at places with a high suicide rate

Preventing access to the means of suicide, for instance by installing barriers and safety nets, can reduce the number of deaths at suicide hotspots by more than 90%, research suggests.

The international review of existing studies, published in the Lancet Psychiatry journal on Wednesday, also found other prevention methods which encourage people to seek help or increase third-party intervention to be effective.