In November 2012 Reuters reported the suicide rate of Americans was up during the financial crisis . Suicide rates between 2008 and 2010 quadrupled in comparison to the rates between 1999 and 2007 . Some of the factors reported for this included unemployment and the recession , but no great emphasis was given to the internal psychological suffering and hopelessness these factors caused .
This study is very important not just for suicide prevention but also for expanding the knowledge of the general public on a topic of which people tend to shy away from discussing or even attempting to understand . If these two universal factors , hopelessness and internal suffering , can be shown to the public then maybe people will change their attitudes towards those who attempt suicide and with this understanding be able to help them , building up a greater source of help . This counts tenfold for family members , who may simply not accept the reasons their relative gives for a failed suicide bid and be blind to their reasons . But if there is accessible advice and explanations available it could open their eyes to the suffering of a loved one and enable them to accept the reasons for their actions .
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In November 2012 Reuters reported the suicide rate of Americans was up during the financial crisis . Suicide rates between 2008 and 2010 quadrupled in comparison to the rates between 1999 and 2007 . Some of the factors reported for this included unemployment and the recession , but no great emphasis was given to the internal psychological suffering and hopelessness these factors caused .
This study is very important not just for suicide prevention but also for expanding the knowledge of the general public on a topic of which people tend to shy away from discussing or even attempting to understand . If these two universal factors , hopelessness and internal suffering , can be shown to the public then maybe people will change their attitudes towards those who attempt suicide and with this understanding be able to help them , building up a greater source of help . This counts tenfold for family members , who may simply not accept the reasons their relative gives for a failed suicide bid and be blind to their reasons . But if there is accessible advice and explanations available it could open their eyes to the suffering of a loved one and enable them to accept the reasons for their actions .