It seemed obvious to me when they erected this expensive eyesore (to great public fanfare) that it would change nothing. People wanting to commit suicide would simply go somewhere else. Sadly, it seems I was exactly right. Sigh.
Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== [email protected] wrote: > There's a grim but interesting study of suicide rates on the Bloor > Viaduct in Toronto before and after the placement of a suicide > prevention barrier. Lots of statistics to crunch. > > Full text of the article available at: > > http://www.bmj.com/cgi/reprint/341/jul06_1/c2884 > > As is characteristic of natural experiments, the results do not > lead to any conclusion with confidence. Don't miss the > thoughtful commentary contributed by Isaac Sakinofsky as a > rapid response at > http://www.bmj.com/cgi/eletters/341/jul06_1/c2884#238506 ) > > Sinyor, M. and Levitt, A. (2010). Effect of a barrier at Bloor > Street Viaduct on suicide rates in Toronto: natural experiment. > BMJ 2010;341:c2884 > > Stephen > -------------------------------------------- > Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology, Emeritus > Bishop's University > e-mail: sblack at ubishops.ca > 2600 College St. > Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 > Canada > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13132.a868d710aa4ef67a68807ce4fe8bd0da&n=T&l=tips&o=3580 > or send a blank email to > leave-3580-13132.a868d710aa4ef67a68807ce4fe8bd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=3587 or send a blank email to leave-3587-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
