In London, skyscrapers have set up human figures to draw attention to the problem of suicide

On March 26, in the center of London on the roof of a building owned by the British Television Corporation ITV, there were statues of 84 men.

This is reported by CNN.

The figures are part of a project that aims to draw attention to the suicide problem in Britain.

A strange and unsettling sight greeted passersby in central London: Life-sized sculptures of 84 men, perched on the rooftops of office towers to raise awareness about suicide https://t.co/kHAgHKknfS pic.twitter.com/UQdMQItARX

— CNN International (@cnni) March 27, 2018

They are dressed in casual clothes and are as if they are going to jump off the skyscraper. Sculptures have become part of Project 84, dedicated to preventing suicide among men under the age of 45.

84 statues are on the roof of ITV's HQ in London. Each one represents the number of men who take their own lives in the UK every week. A petition has been launched calling on the UK Gov't to make prevention their responsibility. Do we need a Minister for suicide prevention? pic.twitter.com/28i5qfDHFP

— BBC Radio Scotland (@BBCRadioScot) March 27, 2018

The action was designed by the American artist Mark Jenkins and the charity CALM. According to them, in the UK every week 84 people commit suicide, three-quarters of them - men.

Jenkins notes that people need to overcome the embarrassment and begin to talk about the mental health of men openly to solve the problem.

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