Golden Gate Bridge Suicide Hotline

The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening into the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. The Golden Gate Bridge is a frequent site for suicide. An official suicide count was kept, sorted according to which of the bridge’s 128 lamp posts the jumper was nearest to when he or she jumped. The count exceeded 1,200 when the count ended in 2005, and new suicides were averaging one every two weeks. Various methods have been proposed and implemen

Read this article...