Tragically, suicide is not as rare as one may think. In 2018, global data from the World Health Organization (WHO) reported an estimated 793,000 suicide deaths worldwide. Most were men.
Now in a pandemic, that number can only be expected to rise.
Also, it is noted, that women are more likely than men to attempt suicide, but the method chosen by men, make them more likely to complete the act before anyone can intervene. One study of more than 4,000 hospital patients in the US, who had engaged in self-harm found, that the men had higher levels of suicidal intent than the women.
Suicide is a hugely sensitive, complex issue with a tangled multitude of causes, and the very nature of a death by suicide means we can never fully know the reasons behind it.
Why are men struggling––and what can be done about it?
One key element is communication. It is too simplistic to say women are willing to share their problems and men tend to bottle them up. But it is true that for generations, many societies …More