Senior men have higher rates of suicide than average, and firearms were involved in more than three-quarters of those deaths in 2021, according to a CDC report

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    1 year ago

    Suicide is not a uniquely American problem, nor is higher male suicides. In fact America does not even make the top 20. Depression is the well understood cause of suicide. Depression has many many factors. From simple inheritance, to money, relationships, drugs, disease, and much more. Those are the causes. The only way to stop it, is mental health services, awareness, compassion, support and specifically for men, breaking the social stigma. Break the generational social contract that makes mental health for males taboo and only then will we achieve even suicide rates across genders.

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      Oh look you’ve brought genitals into it here too, even though you can’t connect it to anything I’ve said this time, even with your eagerness to make wild stretches based on seeing the words “women” and “suicide” within 3 inches of one another.

      As for the rest of your post, once again, I’m not the one arguing against evidence based suicide prevention, the pro-gun people are.

      To put it bluntly, you sounds like someone that’s struggling to combine “standing in solidarity with your fellow far-right reactionaries in the pro-gun community” with “doing your duty as a MRA by talking about suicide statistics like they’re women’s fault”.

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        Oh look you’ve brought genitals into it here too,

        Ill help you out since you cant read. The title of this post is:

        “Suicide rates in the US are highest among elderly men, and most involve guns, CDC report says”

        among elderly men

        men

        I’m not the one arguing against evidence based suicide prevention

        The only “evidence” you have provided is baseless claims. The facts I have provided are clear an unambiguous. Banning guns in Australia made no difference to suicide.

        spoiler

        and is eclipsed by hangings.

        To put it bluntly you seem like a bot rambling on without understanding the title of a post let alone content.

        like they’re women’s fault

        Good luck with that.