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Can societal collaboration prevent railway suicide?

Can societal collaboration prevent railway suicide?. Helena Rådbo, Karlstad University Maria Hedqvist, Trafikverket. Content. The Swedish Railway system Railway suicide Restrail Pilot project Societal collaboration Results this far and discussion. Railway in Sweden. Trafikverket

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Can societal collaboration prevent railway suicide?

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  1. Can societal collaboration prevent railway suicide? Helena Rådbo, Karlstad University Maria Hedqvist, Trafikverket

  2. Content • The Swedish Railway system • Railway suicide • Restrail • Pilot project • Societal collaboration • Results this far and discussion Hedqvist-Rådbo IRSC - Vancouver Canada - October 2013

  3. Railway in Sweden • Trafikverket • 14700 km • 80% electrified • 560 stations • 6.2 billion passenger km • 110 fatalities 2010 Hedqvist-Rådbo IRSC - Vancouver Canada - October 2013

  4. Suicide in Sweden • 17 out of every 100.000 citizens • Decline with exception of age 15-24 years • Vision Zero • Killed in the transport system • Suicides Hedqvist-Rådbo IRSC - Vancouver Canada - October 2013

  5. Railway suicide in Sweden • 7% of all suicides occur in the transport system (all modes) • 70% of the fatalities in the railway system • 5% of the total no. of suicides each year Hedqvist-Rådbo IRSC - Vancouver Canada - October 2013

  6. Restrail • Co-funded EC FP7 • Coordinated by UIC • 17 partners – 12 countries • Reduce the occurrence of suicide and trespass and service disruptions • Analysis and identification of cost effective prevention and mitigation measures Hedqvist-Rådbo IRSC - Vancouver Canada - October 2013

  7. Pilot project • Measures assessed as promising or recommended • Project already in process • Important to evaluate and not just believe that it works! • Purpose is to describethe collaboration andto measure theeffects Hedqvist-Rådbo IRSC - Vancouver Canada - October 2013

  8. Societal collaboration to prevent Railway suicides • A model on how stakeholders should act • Involves all threats of suicides outside of a persons home • Involved stakeholders • The Police authority • The Emergency rescue services • SOS Emergency services • The Ambulance services • The psychiatric care units • The Transport Administration Hedqvist-Rådbo IRSC - Vancouver Canada - October 2013

  9. Participants and their responsiblity • The Police Authority • always alerted to the threat of suicide • The Emergency Rescue service • provided by municipalities • SOS Emergency Service • is the organization that first receives an alarm Hedqvist-Rådbo IRSC - Vancouver Canada - October 2013

  10. Participants responsiblity • The Traffic Control Center • is alerted to introduce a temporary stop of the traffic on the identified site • The ambulance service • is dispatched to help with transportation and medical expertise • The Transport Administration • Accident site manager is called to the site to make sure that the track is safe for S & R • Psychiatric care • are informed of threats of suicide and are prepared to receive the suicidal person Hedqvist-Rådbo IRSC - Vancouver Canada - October 2013

  11. Workflow • Anyonecaninitiate a traffic stop • If an exactlocation – traffic stop • If a largersearch area – temporary speed reductionuntil the person is found • S & R conducted by police, rescue services and ambulance services • Ambulance transport the person to psychiatric care Hedqvist-Rådbo IRSC - Vancouver Canada - October 2013

  12. Outcome • August 2012- May 2013 • 13-18 train stops executedeachmonth • Averagestoping time – 15 minutes • 66 people were helped to psyciatriccare • 15 deceased • 28 traffic stops due to crime Hedqvist-Rådbo IRSC - Vancouver Canada - October 2013

  13. Important collaboration • It is the system that reacts • not the person in need of help • 66 persons washelped to psyciatriccare • Whatif 10% acutallywouldhavecommitedsuicide? Then almost 7 persons weresaved • Continue evaluation with interviews Hedqvist-Rådbo IRSC - Vancouver Canada - October 2013

  14. Thank you for listening! You can find more informationabout Restrail on the website http://www.restrail.eu Or contact either of us through email helena.radbo@kau.se maria.hedqvist@trafikverket.se

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