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 ...
News4Jax

This man wanted to jump off the Golden Gate Bridge in 2005. Now he and the officer who saved him help others in crisis

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – March 11, 2005, is a date Kevin Berthia will never forget. “On that particular day, I just lost hope. I drove myself to the Golden Gate Bridge, not really understanding what I was ...
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Golden Gate Bridge suicide nets have been up for nearly a year. Are they effective?

The scene played out many times at a general hospital in Marin County, always with palpable urgency. An ambulance would radio from the Golden Gate Bridge, reporting that someone had jumped from the ...
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 ...
Augusta Free Press

Analysis: One year after nets installed at Golden Gate Bridge, deaths by suicide down

The five-year, $224 million project to install nets on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco to reduce the number of suicide deaths is saving lives as intended. In 2024, there were eight deaths that ...