A new state law aimed at preventing suicides on California bridges and overpasses will take effect in January, alongside ...

In 2024, a marine-grade, stainless-steel net was installed under the bridge to prevent suicides. This was after public debate ...

PORTSMOUTH — Area mental health leaders are helping bring suicide prevention signage to the Piscataqua River Bridge this year and will advocate for suicide barriers to be installed on the three ...

Bridge Patrol officers emphasized the effectiveness of the suicide net during the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District's annual public safety event where several first responder ...

Joseph Tavares is a retired East Providence police chief and board president of The Samaritans of Rhode Island. Denise Panichas is executive director. As is well documented in the media and in ...

There has been an annual average of about 30 confirmed suicides at the Golden Gate Bridge over the last 20 years, but since the installation of a lifesaving barrier, that rate has significantly ...

An addition to the most iconic span in the Bay Area was commemorated on Monday, with some saying the finished project was a long time coming. Walking along the Golden Gate Bridge, Dayna Whitmer headed ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — The controversial $400 million safety nets on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge are working. A new study from the University of Melbourne shows suicide deaths have dropped by ...

GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, Calif. (KGO) -- The ABC7 News I-Team has uncovered a disturbing fact -- 2013 was a record year for suicide from the Golden Gate Bridge. Yet, a suicide prevention barrier has been ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – On a sunny January afternoon, 12 stories above a busy street, a newly engaged 19-year-old woman jumped to her death from a spectacular arch bridge west of downtown Portland. Last ...

A preliminary investigation by the California Highway Patrol indicates she jumped from the Golf Center Parkway bridge onto ...