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In this article, we ask: Can barriers at jumping sites prevent suicide by jumping? We describe specific risk factors and preventive strategies for suicide by jumping from a high place, by presenting a broad range of research literature. First we describe individual factors of suicide jumpers: sex, age, the presence of psychopathology and the involvement of alcohol. Second, we present literature concerning the geographic availability of jumping sites and the symbolic aspects of suicide by jumping. Finally, we discuss studies that evaluate specific preventive measures for suicide by this method. The findings indicate that barriers and other preventive strategies are potentially effective in the acute phase of suicide behaviour. The assumption that individuals prevented from jumping will choose other suicide methods is not supported.

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