Current Events > Suicide rates at Japanese Train Stations have plummeted by 84%

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But this study from Japan has a stunning solution for curbing suicide attempts: blue-colored lights.

According to CityLab, Japanese railways have been attempting to stop train station suicides throughout their metropolitan areas for some years now, but the implementation is tricky. Tokyo is currently working towards their goal of installing preventative barricades in all 243 of their stations by 2023 but the barriers are expensive to construct, and many train stations lack the infrastructure to support the barricades.

So until a more efficient solution is used, stations are relying on the calming effects of blue light as a means of dissuading potential suicide victims.

The research, which was published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, studied the effects of installing blue light-emitting-diode (LED) lamps on railway platforms and at railway crossings as a way of deterring suicides in 71 different stations.

Over the course of 10 years, the suicide rate at the stations plummeted by 84%.

As blue lights are easier and less expensive to install than platform screen doors, they can be a cost-effective method for suicide prevention, says the studys authors.

Since the study was published, several UK train stations have implemented similar fixtures in their own facilities. In addition to suicide rates falling, the station works have also provided anecdotal evidence that there have been less incidents of vandalism and crime as well.

Full Article: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/suicide-rates-at-japanese-train-stations-have-plummeted-by-84-thanks-to-simple-solution/



Neat!
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i just spent two weeks in japan, a lot of the tracks would also be harder to jump because there are barriers with doors that open only when a train comes

http://i2.wp.com/www.urbangardensweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Japanese-Train-Station.jpg

like this

and some indoor ones are all the way to the top

but there are also quite a few unguarded ones
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nice
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is it true that if they are just 1 second late they give you a free ride next time?

Huh that's something...
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Snack posted...

is it true that if they are just 1 second late they give you a free ride next time?

In America, if you let their trains know they are one second late, they will come to your house and burn it down.
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Blue lights, huh
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Snack posted...

is it true

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA39hhOOmBg" data-time="
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inTaCtfuL posted...

Blue lights, huh

Blue lights. a new inovation
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SubtletyRefuge posted...

inTaCtfuL posted...

Blue lights, huh

Blue lights. a new inovation

didnt they already used the blue lights since years ago, especially in the area with high crime record?
and because it was successful, seems they applied for suicide prevention too.
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UnfairRepresent posted...

going camping

fuck that. not sleeping with bugs and serial killers on the lurk
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Ricemills posted...

SubtletyRefuge posted...

inTaCtfuL posted...

Blue lights, huh

Blue lights. a new inovation

didnt they already used the blue lights since years ago, especially in the area with high crime record?
and because it was successful, seems they applied for suicide prevention too.

Really? When was that?
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SubtletyRefuge posted...

Ricemills posted...

SubtletyRefuge posted...

inTaCtfuL posted...

Blue lights, huh

Blue lights. a new inovation

didnt they already used the blue lights since years ago, especially in the area with high crime record?
and because it was successful, seems they applied for suicide prevention too.

Really? When was that?

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2008-12-19/news/0812180111_1_blue-lights-suicides-illumination
apparently since 2005.
some people argued that it was just placebo, but if the result is good then why not?
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Snack posted...

is it true that if they are just 1 second late they give you a free ride next time?

I spent some time in Japan, and couldn't answer this question. 1 second late never happened.
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Dammit superman
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Ricemills posted...

SubtletyRefuge posted...

Ricemills posted...

SubtletyRefuge posted...

inTaCtfuL posted...

Blue lights, huh

Blue lights. a new inovation

didnt they already used the blue lights since years ago, especially in the area with high crime record?
and because it was successful, seems they applied for suicide prevention too.

Really? When was that?

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2008-12-19/news/0812180111_1_blue-lights-suicides-illumination
apparently since 2005.
some people argued that it was just placebo, but if the result is good then why not?

Hmm that's very interesting. It's cool how something as simple as blue lights could make such a difference. We should implement it in other countries too.
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SubtletyRefuge posted...

Ricemills posted...

SubtletyRefuge posted...

Ricemills posted...

SubtletyRefuge posted...

inTaCtfuL posted...

Blue lights, huh

Blue lights. a new inovation

didnt they already used the blue lights since years ago, especially in the area with high crime record?
and because it was successful, seems they applied for suicide prevention too.

Really? When was that?

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2008-12-19/news/0812180111_1_blue-lights-suicides-illumination
apparently since 2005.
some people argued that it was just placebo, but if the result is good then why not?

Hmm that's very interesting. It's cool how something as simple as blue lights could make such a difference. We should implement it in other countries too.

should be red, white and blue in the us
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