Subject: RE: Suicide Rate Rises as Economy Stresses Middle-Age Americajuniperjen - 2013-05-03 10:26 AM It's sad. I was thinking as i saw the headline that it seems to be topic we (as society) are more willing to discuss. When in the past there was a blanket silence around it. There's been quite a lot in the news lately here about aboriginal suicide rates which are staggering. My sister works with kids with autism and was being sought out to discuss suicide amongst those with the disorder - she's actually speaking at a conference this week about it. I often think about this article - I found it really fascinating and informative which was about 'subway jumpers' in my city and has broader discussion. I don't think we are willing to talk about it much. A guy jumped from the building that I look out at from my office window every day. He jumped from the parking garage. I was lucky that I wasn't looking out the window at that moment. But I was unlucky enough to see his body and see him loaded into the coroner van. There was a short blurb in-relation to the traffic effects online and no follow-up about the guy. I guess they don't want to encourage it or they don't want to mess with the family by running a story about it. But it seems like they could've at least made a comment about the incident on the news and then mentioned that if you're feeling depressed and want to talk to someone, call this number ###. I've had 1 close friend who did kill himself, 2 friends who tried, and 2 fathers of friends who killed themselves. It's so horrible for the family. It's never that bad. |