Increased access to prescription opioids and a shrinking economic safety net contributed to an increase in suicide rates in the 21st century, according to new CU Boulder research.
  • horsey@lemm.eeEnglish
    11·
    8 months ago

    So… despair from shitty economic conditions with no help in sight, and increased access to methods. Neither of those are surprising.

    • Pulptastic@midwest.socialEnglish
      41·
      8 months ago

      I make it my personal mission to not click ths kind of clickbait headline. No I’m not going to click to find out, if you want my interest you have to earn it by providing at least basic info in the headline.

  • PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.comEnglish
    5·
    8 months ago

    “Suicide hotline crisis numbers and efforts to help people at the individual level are all amazing and necessary, but our work shows that higher-level, institutional interventions are also critical in addressing this crisis,” said Simon. “Giving a person a job or proper health care can also be a suicide-prevention tool.”

    What with tens of thousands of tech workers being laid off as tech companies pivot to artificial intelligence, I feel like the idea jobs as suicide-prevention is more salient than ever.