Suicide Rate Spikes Among Middle-Aged Whites

[darrmad]

http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/h...te-spikes.html


The suicide rate among middle-aged Americans climbed a startling 28 percent in a decade, a period that included the recession and the mortgage crisis, the government reported Thursday.

The trend was most pronounced among white men and women in that age group. Their suicide rate jumped 40 percent between 1999 and 2010.

But the rates in younger and older people held steady. And there was little change among middle-aged blacks, Hispanics and most other racial and ethnic groups, the report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found.

Why did so many middle-aged whites — that is, those who are 35 to 64 years old — take their own lives?

[ILG]

The economy, I'd guess.

[Titus2woman]

Dealing with some of the disadvantages that everyone but middle-aged whites had already? I mean we are traditionally a pretty insulated group as a whole.

[runnylemon]

This is actually true. Not long ago a person where I work jumped from a window at our building. He apparently stayed at work until 4 in the morning and they found him around 9 on the edge of the parking lot.

The policeman said that the suicide rate over the past year or two has increased really bad. That he had never seen anything like it.

My prayers go out to all of those who think this is the only way out.

Thanks for sharing.

[BeenThinkin]

Originally Posted by runnylemon

This is actually true. Not long ago a person where I work jumped from a window at our building. He apparently stayed at work until 4 in the morning and they found him around 9 on the edge of the parking lot.

The policeman said that the suicide rate over the past year or two has increased really bad. That he had never seen anything like it.

My prayers go out to all of those who think this is the only way out.

Thanks for sharing.

SO GLAD I'M PASSED MIDDLE AGE!

Been Thinkin