Yasmin Qureshi on male suicide rates

today's discussion is about mental health in particular rightly so because figures from this mountains revealed that suicide is the biggest cause of death in men under the age of 50. around three quarters of death from suicide each year are men added to this data from the office of national statistics shows that the highest rates of suicide in men have been in mixed and white ethnic groups men aged 45 to 49 are most risk of suicide and the rate among this group has been persistently high for many years historically we know they that often alpha male archetype where many men feel forced to historically toughen up and get to the bad times wise avoid talking up or speaking to people or seeking help we need to do more to address the very outdated stereotypes of masculinity and equally of course we need to do more to support men who are struggling or are in crisis

Channel: Yasmin Qureshi

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Length: 1min 16sec (76 seconds)

Published: Tue Nov 29 2022