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.