[nwrep]

No, - those are reasons these things happened in the 1980s. I want to know about today’s causes. Some people have already posted the reasons above, thanks.

[Wonder Warthog]

"No, - those are reasons these things happened in the 1980s. I want to know about today’s causes. Some people have already posted the reasons above, thanks.

The causes are the same. Nothing has changed.

[huldah1776]

Got a study from 2016 (I added breaks)

Occupational groups with higher suicide rates might be at risk for a number of reasons, including job-related isolation and demands, stressful work environments, and work-home imbalance, as well as socioeconomic inequities, including lower income, lower education level, and lack of access to health services (7,8).

Previous research suggests that farmers’ chronic exposure to pesticides might affect the neurologic system and contribute to depressive symptoms. Other factors that might contribute to suicide among farmers include social isolation, potential for financial losses, barriers to and unwillingness to seek mental health services (which might be limited in rural areas), and access to lethal means(8).

Construction workers might be at higher risk because of financial and interpersonal concerns related to lack of steady employment, and fragmented community or isolation (9).

It has been hypothesized that one possible factor contributing to higher suicide risk among workers in installation, maintenance, and repair occupations might be long-term exposure to solvents that can cause neurotoxic damage, including memory impairment and depressive symptoms (8).

Research has suggested that higher suicide rates among police are related to stressors including exposure to traumatic, violent, and lethal situations; work overload; shift work; and access to lethal means (6,8).

Females in protective service occupations might also experience additional stressors in these traditionally male-dominated occupations (6).

Of note, while management occupations had the 10th highest rate of suicide, they accounted for the second largest percentage of suicide deaths overall; therefore, it is important to target prevention strategies to managers as well.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6525a1.htm#contribAff

[RedMonqey]

I want to know about today’s causes.

Bad crop prices, an indifferent or worse, an incompetent government. Everything else is "baked in the pie"

Nothing is more depressing than working the whole year and see you hard work get a fraction of what you expected to get. The your government comes calling for what's left of your income...