I read somewhere that it actually had the opposite effect and caused a spike in suicides, although it couldn’t be determined if it was because of the messages (if you’re lonely what is a picture of a happy family if not salt in the wound), or if it was the renewed media attention of the bridge as a place of suicide influencing people to choose the bridge who may have chosen other methods.
Thursday_the_20th t1_iwwq1kz wrote
Reply to TIL in response to infamously high suicide rates at Mapo Bridge in Seoul, South Korea, the bridge was adorned with suicide prevention messages and uplifting photos. These measures weren't enacted by the government, however, instead the entire project was financed by Samsung's life insurance division by evilclownattack
I read somewhere that it actually had the opposite effect and caused a spike in suicides, although it couldn’t be determined if it was because of the messages (if you’re lonely what is a picture of a happy family if not salt in the wound), or if it was the renewed media attention of the bridge as a place of suicide influencing people to choose the bridge who may have chosen other methods.