| Railway Suicide in Belgium 1998-2009. | |
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PMID: 21945845 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Background: Belgium is a country with a high suicide rate (19.1/100,000 in 2004), and railway suicide poses a substantial safety and public health problem. This problem was addressed by the Suicide Prevention Unit of Infrabel (Manager of the Belgian Railway Infrastructure), which collects relevant data and implements a prevention program. Aims: To present data on fatal and nonfatal suicidal behavior on the Belgian railway network, including monthly and regional distribution and identification of hotspots; and to present the Infrabel suicide prevention program. Methods: Analysis of Infrabel data on railway suicide (1998-2009) and comparison with data on suicide in Belgium. Results: A total of 1,092 railway suicides (1998-2009) and 557 suicide attempts (2003-2009) in Belgium (fatality rate of 54%) were studied. Monthly fluctuations were observed, with the majority of suicides occurring in Flanders, followed by Wallonia and Brussels. We identified 34 hotspots accounting for 35% of cases, mostly in Flanders. Conclusions: In 2004 railway suicide accounted for 5.3% of all suicides in Belgium (railway suicide rate of 1.03/100,000). Such a major human and economic loss warrants implementation of prevention measures. Infrabel has initiated a comprehensive suicide prevention program which focuses mainly on safeguarding the suicide hotspots. |
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Karl Andriessen; Karolina Krysinska |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-9-26 |
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Title: Crisis Volume: - ISSN: 0227-5910 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-9-27 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8218602 Medline TA: Crisis Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: 1-7 Citation Subset: - |
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Suicide Prevention Program, Flemish Mental Health Centres, <location>Belgium</location> |
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