Can CCTV identify people in public transit stations who are at risk of attempting suicide? An analysis of CCTV video recordings of attempters and a comparative investigation

Abstract Background Suicides incur in all public transit systems which do not completely impede access to tracks. We conducted two studies to determine if we can reliably identify in stations people at risk of suicide in order to intervene in a timely manner. The first study analysed all CCTV record...

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Main Authors: Brian L. Mishara, Cécile Bardon, Serge Dupont
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-12-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3888-x