#Men commit more than 80% of #suicides

Statistics from #MentalHealth America show #men commit more than 80% of #suicides.

By Ta'Niyah Jordan

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - According to the experts, #mentalillness is a public health crisis here in the United States. However, #men don’t usually talk about their #mentalhealthstruggles, leading to an increased rate of #malesuicides.

Here in Michigan, #suiciderates are much higher for #men than for #women. In 2020, 1,389 people died by #suicide -- #men accounted for 1,099 of #suicide deaths in the same year.

Statistics from #MentalHealth America show #men commit more than 80% of #suicides.

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Experts agree that conversations about men’s #mentalhealth help remove the #stigma and save lives.

“I realized that I was so alone – or I felt so alone...” #Mentalhealth author and speaker, Jason Wood, uses his own experience with #mentalillness to help other #men feel comfortable talking about their struggles.

“I was going through my battle because there weren’t a lot of other #men out there talking about their experience with an #eatingdisorder in particular.”

Wood said #eatingdisorders are the second deadliest #mentalillness. His #eatingdisorder, unfortunately, led to other issues. “I began to withdraw from social situations.” Something Wood said he wasn’t talking about.

“There was also my #anxiety that was keeping me from social situations as well. So, that was a very isolating factor. Mentally, I was just really, really low on myself. I had a low #self-worth.”

Like Wood, men’s #mentalhealthadvocate Anson Whitmer said #mentalhealthstruggles haunted two of his family members. That experience led Whitmer to create an app for #men. It’s called Mental.

“I lost both my uncle and my cousin on different sides of the family to #suicide. And I knew that at least one of them tried to reach out for help and didn’t resonate with any of the solutions out there,” said Whitmer.

He said the app helps #men beat #stress, build discipline, and find purpose. Whitmer said most #mentalhealthsupport focuses on #women and #children. “No one really is connecting with #men.”

Whitmer said “one report says there’s 10 to 20,000 #mentalhealth apps out there and not a single one is built for #men.” He said while #men make up 80% of #suicides, “if we don’t figure out a way to get through to #men we will never bring down the #suicidecrisis.”

According to #MentalHealth America, more people are reporting #mentalhealthconcerns but only 28% were able to find care.
https://standingabovethecrowd.com/2023/08/jamesdonaldson-on-mentalhealth-new-app-for-men-helps-remove-stigma-around-mentalhealth-conversations/