Suicides were frequent at the Golden Gate Bridge. Not anymore

For decades, an average of 30 each year would commit suicide by leaping from the bridge. With the new deterrent nets in place ...
Los Angeles Times

Suicide prevention net on Golden Gate bridge cut deaths in half last year, officials say

While still under construction, the suicide prevention net on the Golden Gate Bridge showed significant results in 2023 and is expected to continue to reduce deaths this year, officials said. Last ...
Psychology Today

It's Hard to Enjoy the Bridge Without Thinking About the Suicides

I have lived in the San Francisco Bay Area my entire life, but until 1996, when I became executive director of a nationally certified crisis intervention and suicide-prevention center, I didn’t know ...
SFGate

The Golden Gate Bridge suicide net is working

Editor’s note: This story contains discussion of suicide. If you are in distress, call the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline 24 hours a day at 988, or visit 988lifeline.org for more resources. One year after ...