PORTSMOUTH, N.H. —

A feasibility study is underway about potential structural impacts from suicide prevention barriers that might be installed on the Piscataqua River Bridge.

The barriers are being considered after an uptick in deaths on the bridge earlier this year.

The state says it's waiting for a feasibility study that looks at what the barriers could mean to the bridge's structure, while mental health advocates say any preventative measures could be life-saving.

"As a community mental health center, we deal with suicide on a daily basis," said Kelly Hartnett of Seacoast Mental Health Center.

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The center offers resources for people in crisis, and after three suicide attempts on the Piscataqua River Bridg

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