Suicide remains the number one cause of death for men under 50, with men being overrepresented in suicide deaths every year since records began, and across every country in the world.
And yet – Despite annually claiming the lives of more than 700,000 men globally, such a phenomenon remains grossly underfunded, and under researched.
Dr Susie Bennett, one of the most seminal, emerging male suicide researchers in the world, has begun to disentangle this so-often contentious, and under discussed phenomenon; to ask, once again... why do men die by suicide?
Asking –
Why are 94% of health professionals not trained on male suicide?
Is misandry the ignored scourge of the online world?
Why are suicide rates particularly high in farmers?
Is post natal depression in dads a laughing matter?
And what do suicidal men want from society?
Follow Dr Bennett's work at https://malesuicideresearch.com/
00:25: Does online misandry exist?
08:56: Why is the lived experience of suicidal men so important?
10:43: Why do men die by suicide?
13:55: What are the risk factors for male suicide?
15:44: Listening to the symphony of sorrow
16:46: Violence fantasies and unhealthy coping mechanisms
21:05: 'A man and his ba': History's first suicide note
23:24: What don't we understand about male suicide?
28:02: The cultural violence toward men
30:03: Is male suicide a 'mental health issue' or a 'societal issue'?
34:00: Male suicide is not slogans, hashtags, or days of awareness
35:57: The antidote to suicidal pain
35:38: Does soceity misread male distress?
42:05: The new 'Mens Health Strategy' in England
46:36: The power of community interventions
48:43:: The mental health of farmers
55:21: Suicide rates in the North of England and Scotland
57:06: Sad dads, post natal depression in fathers
01:01:56: The stigma of single, unemployed, white and disabled men
01:05:21: The worst story Dr Bennett ever heard in her research
01:07:31: How do we help suicidal men right now?
01:13:11: Where do you find hope?
01:14:41: What's next for Dr Bennett?
01:16:39: How do we support your work?
