UK: Suicide on the rise among older men

Submitted by Broadsword on Mon, 2012-07-16 01:27

Article here. Excerpt:

'The number of suicides and the prevalence of suicidal tendencies is rising faster among older men than in any other age group, according to research released in the week the government postponed its suicide prevention strategy.

Data from the Office for National Statistics shows that the number of suicides among men aged over 55 has risen by 12% over the past decade, while suicides by men aged under 34 dropped by 30%.

The mental health charity Calm said men aged 45 to 54 were still most likely to seriously consider taking their own life.

Charities and mental health experts are concerned that across all age ranges there are far more male than female suicides.

Jane Powell, the chief executive of Calm, speculated that the recession may be having more of an impact on older men.

"If you are middle-aged just now and your job and life prospects are diminishing then this is tough," she said. "There is work to show that the impact of unemployment hits men harder, and later on in life; that it's easier for women whose lives are not necessarily defined by work and for whom part-time or temporary work isn't by definition bad.'

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I wonder if Obama has a plan to help suicidal older men. Probably not, as they'll like vote for Romney. My impression of Obama is that he helps people who he believes will vote for him. He definitely helps women, for example. Illegal immigrants, hoping for the Hispanic vote. But old white guys--well, they're probably engineers who stole jobs from women who should've had those jobs, even though they didn't want them.

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Submitted by el cid on Wed, 2012-07-18 22:51