White Privilege’ Vs White Suicide , White, Middle-Age Suicide In America Skyrockets

Suicide, once thought to be associated with troubled teens and the elderly, is quickly becoming an age-blind statistic. Middle aged Americans are turning to suicide in alarming numbers. The reasons include easily accessible prescription painkillers(link is external), the mortgage crisis(link is external) and most importantly the challenge of a troubled economy(link is external). The Center for Disease Control and Prevention(link is external) claims suicide rates now top the number of deaths due to automobile accidents.

The suicide rate for both younger and older Americans remains virtually unchanged, however, the rate has spiked for those in middle age (35 to 64 years old) with a 28 percent increase(link is external)from 1999 to 2010. The rate for whites in middle-age jumped an alarming 40 percent during the same time frame. According to the CDC, there were more than 38,000 suicides(link is external) in 2010 making it the tenth leading cause of death in America overall (third leading cause from age 15-24).

The US 2010 Final Data(link is external) quantifies the US statistics for suicide by race, sex and age. Interestingly, African-American suicides(link is external) have declined and are considerably lower than whites. Reasons are thought to include better coping skills when negative things occur as well as different cultural norms(link is external) with respect to taking your own life. Also, Blacks (and Hispanics)(link is external) tend to have stronger family support, community support and church support to carry them through these rough times. 

While money woes definitely contribute to stress and poor mental health, it can be devastating to those already prone to depression -- and depression is indeed still the number one risk factor for suicide. A person with no hope and nowhere to go, can now easily turn to their prescription painkiller and overdose, bringing the pain, stress and worry to an end. In fact, prescription painkillers were the third leading cause of suicide (and rising rapidly) for middle aged Americans in 2010 (guns(link is external) are still number 1).

Just because a person attempts suicide doesn't mean they want to die. Rather, often they have lost what I call the, “power of hope(link is external)”. When faced with a bad situation that has no end in sight, coupled with the helpless feeling that nothing you can do will make a difference it’s all too easy to lose hope. At that point suicide for some becomes a viable option rather than continuing to face the constant pain and suffering that life has become. If you can give someone who is contemplating suicide merely the glimmer of hope, that is often enough to get them through the rough patch to consider other options.

Suicide may inspire others(link is external) to view it as a way out, as well. Suicide epidemics(link is external), copycat suicides and the Werther effect(link is external)(suicides that spike after a highly publicized suicide) are all in play at this point. We thought until recently that this was primarily a problem affecting other countries with different social norms (Japan) or of economies that had collapsed (Greece), but statistics don’t lie -- this is an American problem and it is now huge. 

Suicide is not a hip topic. Suicide is not something that's discussed at the water cooler. BUT, suicide is something that needs to be acknowledged and discussed. We are constantly warned, “if you see something suspicious, say something” to prevent acts of terrorism. This should hold true as well for your friend, colleague, co-worker or family member who is having a tough time. Sometimes just a short conversation can save a life.

The US 2010 Final Data(link is external) quantifies the US statistics for suicide by race, sex and age. Interestingly, African-American suicides(link is external) have declined and are considerably lower than whites. Reasons are thought to include better coping skills when negative things occur as well as different cultural norms(link is external) with respect to taking your own life. Also, Blacks (and Hispanics)(link is external) tend to have stronger family support, community support and church support to carry them through these rough times. 

While money woes definitely contribute to stress and poor mental health, it can be devastating to those already prone to depression -- and depression is indeed still the number one risk factor for suicide. A person with no hope and nowhere to go, can now easily turn to their prescription painkiller and overdose, bringing the pain, stress and worry to an end. In fact, prescription painkillers were the third leading cause of suicide (and rising rapidly) for middle aged Americans in 2010 (guns(link is external) are still number 1).

Just because a person attempts suicide doesn't mean they want to die. Rather, often they have lost what I call the, “power of hope(link is external)”. When faced with a bad situation that has no end in sight, coupled with the helpless feeling that nothing you can do will make a difference it’s all too easy to lose hope. At that point suicide for some becomes a viable option rather than continuing to face the constant pain and suffering that life has become. If you can give someone who is contemplating suicide merely the glimmer of hope, that is often enough to get them through the rough patch to consider other options.

Suicide may inspire others(link is external) to view it as a way out, as well. Suicide epidemics(link is external), copycat suicides and the Werther effect(link is external)(suicides that spike after a highly publicized suicide) are all in play at this point. We thought until recently that this was primarily a problem affecting other countries with different social norms (Japan) or of economies that had collapsed (Greece), but statistics don’t lie -- this is an American problem and it is now huge. 

Suicide is not a hip topic. Suicide is not something that's discussed at the water cooler. BUT, suicide is something that needs to be acknowledged and discussed. We are constantly warned, “if you see something suspicious, say something” to prevent acts of terrorism. This should hold true as well for your friend, colleague, co-worker or family member who is having a tough time. Sometimes just a short conversation can save a life.

The US 2010 Final Data(link is external) quantifies the US statistics for suicide by race, sex and age. Interestingly, African-American suicides(link is external) have declined and are considerably lower than whites. Reasons are thought to include better coping skills when negative things occur as well as different cultural norms(link is external) with respect to taking your own life. Also, Blacks (and Hispanics)(link is external) tend to have stronger family support, community support and church support to carry them through these rough times. 

While money woes definitely contribute to stress and poor mental health, it can be devastating to those already prone to depression -- and depression is indeed still the number one risk factor for suicide. A person with no hope and nowhere to go, can now easily turn to their prescription painkiller and overdose, bringing the pain, stress and worry to an end. In fact, prescription painkillers were the third leading cause of suicide (and rising rapidly) for middle aged Americans in 2010 (guns(link is external) are still number 1).

Just because a person attempts suicide doesn't mean they want to die. Rather, often they have lost what I call the, “power of hope(link is external)”. When faced with a bad situation that has no end in sight, coupled with the helpless feeling that nothing you can do will make a difference it’s all too easy to lose hope. At that point suicide for some becomes a viable option rather than continuing to face the constant pain and suffering that life has become. If you can give someone who is contemplating suicide merely the glimmer of hope, that is often enough to get them through the rough patch to consider other options.

Suicide may inspire others(link is external) to view it as a way out, as well. Suicide epidemics(link is external), copycat suicides and the Werther effect(link is external)(suicides that spike after a highly publicized suicide) are all in play at this point. We thought until recently that this was primarily a problem affecting other countries with different social norms (Japan) or of economies that had collapsed (Greece), but statistics don’t lie -- this is an American problem and it is now huge. 

Suicide is not a hip topic. Suicide is not something that's discussed at the water cooler. BUT, suicide is something that needs to be acknowledged and discussed. We are constantly warned, “if you see something suspicious, say something” to prevent acts of terrorism. This should hold true as well for your friend, colleague, co-worker or family member who is having a tough time. Sometimes just a short conversation can save a life.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/reading-between-the-headlines/201305/white-middle-age-suicide-in-america-skyrockets

Melissa Harris Perry Is Worried About Our Fugitive Slave Act

Melissa Harris-Perry sees racism in her toes when she gets up in the mornings. She sees it in her coffee, in her blowdryer, down every street she walks. Yesterday was no different. The disastrous contaminated water problem in Flint which was in large part caused by Democrat politicians’ malfeasance is according to her a reminder of the Fugitive Slave Act.
http://nation.foxnews.com/2016/01/31/melissa-harris-perry-worried-about-our-fugitive-slave-act

MSNBC's Perry: Husbands Won't Be Able To Shoot Their Wives If We Took Their Legal Guns Away

Of course, this view would air on MSNBC–and it’s really not a shocker that Melissa Harris-Perry decided to basically say that it’s perfectly fine to confiscate legal guns because it could deter domestic violence. This deluge of insanity occurred during Perry’s Saturday show on the liberal news network, which had a panel to discuss the recent shooting of Quintonio LeGrier and Betty Jones in Chicago the day after Christmas.

Perry was alluding to the fact that police should be strong supporters of gun control due to the feeling that everyone is armed; police shot LeGrier when he reportedly charged at officers with an aluminum baseball bat. At least Jon Shane, a former police officer and professor of criminal justice on John Jay College, was there to say that as a nation, we’re a) not going to tolerate or accept gun confiscation and b) if we do anything related to gun control, it will only make it harder for law-abiding Americans to defend themselves

Melissa Harris-Perry: It seems to me that part of what happened in each of these cases is — and the question of fear — is it in part because we live in a country where really anybody at any moment might, in fact, have a gun. Again, I keep thinking about Quintonio’s father in Chicago calling for help for his son, calling the police, and his son ends up shot and killed by the police. Now I don’t know exactly what happened, we will be learning more. But I presume some part of it is that these police officers think that this kid might be armed because we think everybody might be armed. Shouldn’t officers be the number one folks behind gun control?

Jon Shane: Well, you do have a lot of Second Amendment officers. I happen to favor carrying a gun myself. I don’t think there’s much wrong with it. The reality is how are we going to keep the illegal guns away from people? It’s a very easy thing to do to keep guns …

Harris-Perry: A lot of people shoot their wives with perfectly legal guns.

Shane: And?

Harris-Perry: So they wouldn’t if they did not have them. So, so …

Shane: But we’re not going to take guns away from people. We’re just going to make it harder for law-abiding citizens to get them.

And the anti-gun left wonders why they haven’t had much success with selling their horrible gun policies to the American people. For starters, as it’s been written here ad nauseum, playing the domestic violence card in the hopes of galvanizing women voters to support this nonsense is a level of desperation akin to a Kamikaze dive. Women are the fastest growing segment of new gun owners, female participation in shooting sports has also increased, and they’re getting theirconcealed carry permits. Women exercising their Second Amendment rights are the next big thing for the gun industry. Heck, even the liberal Jezebel noted that these gun-owning moms “defy stereotypes.”

Oh, and let’s not forget the 2014 Everytown ad that played on the domestic abuse angle; it ended up being a media spot for why women (or anyone else for that matter) should own firearms.

Guns aren’t the impetus for domestic abuse. In some dystopia, where guns could be confiscated in what was the United States, domestic abuse would still tragically occur. At the same time, ending domestic abuse is a noble goal. You absolutely ruin any meaningful discussion about that when you throw anti-gun drivel into the mix.

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/01/04/msnbcs-perry-husbands-wont-be-able-to-shoot-their-wives-if-we-took-their-legal-guns-away-n2099321