Hva vet vi om sikring av bru som selvmordsforebyggende tiltak?

Forfattere

  • Aleksandra Sæheim
  • Ingebjørg Hestetun

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5617/suicidologi.2218

Sammendrag

Hvert år tar en rekke mennesker livet sitt i Norge ved å hoppe fra et høyt sted. I perioden 2000-2011 har til sammen 324 mennesker tatt sitt eget liv på denne måten. I den statistikken som er tilgjengelig er det ikke spesifisert hvor disse personene har hoppet fra. Rapporter om enkeltstående hendelser gir imidlertid grunn til å anta at selvmord ved hopp fra bruer representerer en betydelig andel av alle selvmord ved utsprang. Et viktig spørsmål er derfor om vi, ved å installere høye gjerder eller andre sikringstiltak på utsatte bruer, kan forebygge selvmord? Internasjonal forskning tyder på dette, og spørsmålet om brusikring diskuteres både i den offentlige debatten og hos vegmyndighetene i Norge. Men det er uklart i hvilken grad kunnskap og erfaringer fra andre land kan overføres til vårt land. I artikkelen tar vi opp relevant forskning, drøfter arbeid med sikring av bruer i Norge, samt orienterer om et igangsatt forskningsprosjekt som vil belyse muligheten til å forebygge selvmord ved sikring av utsatte bruer i Norge. Every year many Norwegians commit suicide by jumping. In the period 2000–2011 suicide by jumping accounted for 324 deaths. The available statistics does not specify the type of site from which the jumping occurs; however reports of several single incidents give reasons to believe that bridges are commonly used. An important question is, therefore: could we, by installing barriers on bridges which are commonly used, reduce the risk of suicide? International research suggests that erecting fences on popular bridges do in fact reduce risk of suicide. Both the general public and Norwegian road authorities are concerned about the question whether we should do so in Norway. However, we might question whether available knowledge transfers to our country. In this article we refer to international research, what has been done in Norway to erect suicide barriers on bridges, and describe a research project undertaken to answer important questions regarding the possibility of saving lives by securing popular bridges in Norway with anti-suicide barriers.

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Publisert

2015-06-08