1 Pirkis J

Too LS

Spittal MJ

et al. Interventions to reduce suicides at suicide hotspots: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

2 Yip PSF

Caine E

Yousuf S

Chang SS

Wu KCC

Chen YY Means restriction for suicide prevention.

The results of the meta-analysis by Jane Pirkis and colleaguesagain underscore that restricting access to methods of suicide saves lives.They showed that inhibiting access greatly reduced suicide rates at suicide hotspots, and that promoting help-seeking or third party intervention also seemed to offer protection for those who seek to end their lives at these sites. When examined in a tight focus that looks exclusively at these settings, suicides are clearly preventable.