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Newsby StaffSeptember 24, 2013

L.A. Metro appeals to public after rash of rail suicides

Three of the four deaths on the Metro Blue Line in 2013 have been suicides. Last year at this time there were eight deaths on the line including four suicides.

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Articlesby Nicole SchlosserAugust 19, 2013

Toronto Transit Continues Award-Winning Suicide Prevention Program

The Crisis Link advertisement campaign in subway cars and on platforms aims to remove the stigma around mental health issues and encourages people contemplating suicide to reach out for help without feeling embarrassed or ashamed.

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Newsby StaffJune 27, 2013

TTC renews, extends suicide prevention program

Will continue Crisis Link through July 31, 2018. The program has handled an average of 2.75 incidents per month of people contemplating suicide on the transit system. No person has ever attempted suicide on the TTC immediately after speaking with a Crisis Link counselor.

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Newsby StaffApril 23, 2013

Off-duty driver hijacks Capital Metro bus, kills self

The man boarded the bus and then forced the driver and the two passengers off it at gunpoint before getting behind the wheel and heading east. He was found dead of a single gunshot wound.

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Newsby StaffJuly 19, 2012

Off-duty CapMetro driver commits suicide on bus

He boarded a bus, then shot and killed himself in front of bus passengers. The agency said the employee had been placed on suspension for disciplinary reasons earlier in the month.

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Newsby StaffJuly 18, 2012

TTC rail suicide hotline making a difference

During the first year of the agency’s suicide prevention program, the number of suicide-related incidents on Toronto’s subway system fell to 13, half the number that occurred in 2010.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 13, 2011

TTC awarded for suicide prevention programs

The Ontario Association for Suicide Prevention presented the agency with the Arnold Devlin Community Service Award in recognition of its suicide prevention programs: Crisis Link, Gatekeeper, and Acute Psychological Trauma.

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Newsby StaffJune 16, 2011

Toronto Transit installs anti-suicide crisis lines in subway

The program "Crisis Link" features a series of signs and specially equipped payphones that will connect callers with a trained counselor.

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Newsby StaffMarch 26, 2010

Toronto considers barriers to prevent suicides

The TTC reported 18 suicide attempts, 77 unauthorized entry into tracks and 14 accidental falls this year on its system.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2009

METRO Briefs

D.C. Metro partners with suicide prevention groups. Weekend riders drive Valley Metro ridership. San Francisco HSR station spot still undecided.

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