[yesthatjallen]

I was unaware of the big increase in suicide among white middle aged men.

This has been talked about for years.

In fact if read certain minority articles there are people who celebrate this trend.

[goodnesswins]

"This has been talked about for years."

Wondering if this is a percentage increase...or just number increase? (Not going to YOUTUBE to read)

Anyway...my Grandfather hung himself in the early 1940's in Northeastern MONTANA...he was a shepherd....and an alcoholic...his only son, my father, was, well, highly affected. But, also, my father's grandfather was murdered almost exactly a year later. Montana's a tough place to live.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Apparently the rate has zoomed upward the past three years. About the time women started talking about “toxic masculinity.” But somehow I don’t think that caught on in Montana.

[hinckley buzzard]

Here is something to consider: Does the category “middle aged” include men in their fifties? It should. Now get this: These are baby boomers, a statistical bulge, reaching the age when white men have traditionally had a relatively high suicide rate. I first read the stats on this in the seventies. Forty years ago, 55 year old white men were the highest suicide demographic. Seems to me it has probably always been thus. Short term explanations based on the past few years political BS will not suffice.