US suicides hit an all-time high last year
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About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday.
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About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday.
Free mental healthcare is a pretty leftist stance I think? Solving social issues and getting people the resources and care they need seems like a good way to solve the suicide issue and that's 100% what the left is all about.
Yes, pro universal healthcare and also pro 2A, liberals not so much.
Hmmm, idk, as a liberal I'm a fan of a well regulated militia.
Not so much a fan of my serial abuser father and his gun collection. His father killed himself a few years ago, that greatly increases his chances of suicide, and his type is likely to go out "in a blaze of glory".
I'm all for universal health care, but his court required therapy was "just government indoctrination", you can't help everyone, but you can regulate their ability to hurt others.
But I guess that makes me anti 2a, either with you or against you right?
Free mental healthcare is a great idea, but it will only partially solve the problem. Men tend to use mental healthcare way less than women. Where I live (where it's basically free) there are some efforts to get men into programs, like support groups specifically for men, but these don't change the situation much. There needs to be a cultural change as well, aside from societal improvements to better everybody's lives.
Is there evidence that mental healthcare lowers the chances of suicide?