# The bridge between suicide and life

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2014
- Speaker: Kevin Briggs
- Year: 2014
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_briggs_the_bridge_between_suicide_and_life)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

For many years Sergeant Kevin Briggs had a dark, unusual, at times strangely rewarding job: He patrolled the southern end of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, a popular site for suicide attempts. In a sobering, deeply personal talk Briggs shares stories from those he’s spoken — and listened — to standing on the edge of life. He gives a powerful piece of advice to those with loved ones who might be contemplating suicide.

## Lectures

1. [The bridge between suicide and life](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/kevin_briggs_the_bridge_between_suicide_and_life/2c793930d907), 14 min (TED's player)