Kevin Briggs: The bridge between suicide and life
Kevin Briggs: Most medzi samovraždou a životom
As a member of the California Highway Patrol with assignments including patrolling the Golden Gate Bridge, Sergeant Kevin Briggs and his staff are the last barriers between would-be suicides and the plunge to near-certain death. Full bio
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inšpiratívnu architektúru.
magnet pre samovrahov
miest na svete na tento účel.
in charge of building the bridge,
hlavný inžinier výstavby mostu,
skočilo pre vlastnú smrť
čo sa vlastne stane,
životne dôležité orgány.
nachádza na tomto mieste
way through these calls.
v jednotlivých prípadoch.
veľký kus cesty.
22. júla minulého roku,
na moste Golden Gate.
spáchať samovraždu na moste.
príbeh o Pandorinej skrinke.
zvedavosť Pandoru premohla
mladý muž z New Jersey
že z toho rozhovoru vycítili,
aby zistil, či som v poriadku.
mal samovražedné sklony?
že nejde len o to, čo hovoríte,
samovražedné sklony,
them and ask the question.
ako sa pýtať, môže byť takýto:
priamej konfrontácii,
be the turning point for them.
v jeho živote a možno ho zachránite.
len pred pár dňami
the bridge this weekend.
tento týždeň prejsť po moste.
sa dostanú k mnohým ľuďom,
svojím priateľom atď.
viac a viac si uvedomovať,
políciu v Petulame
sa našlo na moste.
mentálnou chorobou?
aby ti tento týždeň všetko vyšlo. Vicky.“
koľko odvahy musí Vicky nazbierať,
jednoducho pokračovať ďalej.
so slovami nádej a odvaha.
po chodníku mosta
Kevina Berthiu,
„Čo bol ten hlavný dôvod,
a jednoducho si počúval.“
že Kevin je stále medzi nami.
Kevinov výkrik o pomoc.
keď mal 6 mesiacov
dedičných zdravotných problémoch,
General Hospital that evening,
Všeobecnú nemocnicu v San Franciscu,
uviedla na pravú mieru.“
s ktorou som sa stretával pri práci.
I've encountered on the job.
jeho osobné trápenie,
že som ho nikdy nepoznal.
ktorí spáchajú samovraždu,
a samovražedných pokusoch
pri ktorých som bol priamo v akcii,
s ktorým som hovoril
do kontaktu na moste,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Kevin Briggs - Golden Gate guardianAs a member of the California Highway Patrol with assignments including patrolling the Golden Gate Bridge, Sergeant Kevin Briggs and his staff are the last barriers between would-be suicides and the plunge to near-certain death.
Why you should listen
The Golden Gate Bridge is an iconic landmark of unparalleled beauty and attracts swarms of visitors every year. Tragically, also among them are hundreds of suicidal men and women.
As a member of the CHP for over twenty-three years, with the majority of those years patrolling the Golden Gate Bridge, Sgt. Briggs discovered early that his job required him to take on an unusual role for a police officer: suicide prevention counselor. As a cancer survivor and survivor of multiple heart operations, Briggs’ familiarity with personal struggle bonds him with suicidal men and women. With simple empathy, an instinct for improvisation and a refusal to walk away, Briggs has negotiated several hundred people from suicide on the Golden Gate Bridge. As he told the SF Chronicle, "I've talked to people from ten minutes to seven hours. I very much despise losing. I do whatever I can to get that person back over the rail. I play to win." Sgt. Briggs retired from the CHP in November 2013.
Kevin also has a book, Guardian of the Golden Gate , about his experiences.
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