<story><title>Release of “13 Reasons Why” Associated with Increase in Youth Suicide Rates</title><url>https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2019/release-of-13-reasons-why-associated-with-increase-in-youth-suicide-rates.shtml</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>rhcom2</author><text>We know for a fact access to firearms increases the chance of a successful suicide. That suggests a clear change that could help save lives and limits to the 2nd Amendment have already been settled as constitutional.&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Focus on helping&amp;#x2F;loving them&amp;quot; is not a policy change, to me it&amp;#x27;s nothing but &amp;quot;thoughts and prayers&amp;quot;. Rhetoric that might make us feel better but will help nothing.</text></item><item><author>umvi</author><text>The scary thing is that both this article and the example you cited are used as reasons to limit constitutional freedoms:&lt;p&gt;Limit second amendment more to prevent mass shootings.&lt;p&gt;Limit first amendment more to prevent suicides.&lt;p&gt;Really though, we should be focusing on the root cause: lonely&amp;#x2F;sad&amp;#x2F;broken people. Focus on helping&amp;#x2F;loving them and I bet suicide&amp;#x2F;mass shooting rates drop significantly.</text></item><item><author>aphextim</author><text>Same reason that when they show the shooter&amp;#x27;s face all over the media and they give them tons and tons of attention, it typically spawns more copycats who are just lonely&amp;#x2F;sad&amp;#x2F;broken teens looking for the same attention.&lt;p&gt;In the show, this teen&amp;#x27;s suicide was portrayed to have had an impact on many students&amp;#x2F;families&amp;#x2F;teachers etc for a very long time after the incident. It almost glorified the suicide and the methods of leaving tapes behind.&lt;p&gt;Real suicide is not so glorious and does not leave a much of an impact as you would think, other than on the immediate family.&lt;p&gt;For example, when my mother committed suicide, my sister, grandparents and myself were impacted severely for a bit, but outside of our family circle it didn&amp;#x27;t have as much of an impact.&lt;p&gt;When I was in high school, we had a student commit suicide, which we ended up having 1 school meeting regarding it, but after about a week it had been forgotten by most and swept under the rug as everyone moved on to the next thing.&lt;p&gt;I guess I am biased based on my two experiences with suicide, however glorifying it in any way will only lead to more incidents.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>throwaway_law</author><text>&amp;gt;We know for a fact access to firearms increases the chance of a successful suicide.&lt;p&gt;We also know poverty and financial stress leads to increased suicide, in fact close to 20% are directly related.&lt;p&gt;and yet, while the stock market is at record highs, companies are more profitable than ever, workers are more efficient than ever, inequality and debt has skyrocketed to historical highs.&lt;p&gt;The real question is what would come first: gun regulation(s) or some reforms to our economy so people are not living hand to mouth, indebted their entire lives, and have access to healthcare which includes mental health.  My guess is neither.  People in the US will continue to offer hopes and prayers (over social media no less for the virtue signaling and likes) but the vast majority wouldn&amp;#x27;t piss on you if you were on fire.</text></comment>
<story><title>Release of “13 Reasons Why” Associated with Increase in Youth Suicide Rates</title><url>https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2019/release-of-13-reasons-why-associated-with-increase-in-youth-suicide-rates.shtml</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>rhcom2</author><text>We know for a fact access to firearms increases the chance of a successful suicide. That suggests a clear change that could help save lives and limits to the 2nd Amendment have already been settled as constitutional.&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Focus on helping&amp;#x2F;loving them&amp;quot; is not a policy change, to me it&amp;#x27;s nothing but &amp;quot;thoughts and prayers&amp;quot;. Rhetoric that might make us feel better but will help nothing.</text></item><item><author>umvi</author><text>The scary thing is that both this article and the example you cited are used as reasons to limit constitutional freedoms:&lt;p&gt;Limit second amendment more to prevent mass shootings.&lt;p&gt;Limit first amendment more to prevent suicides.&lt;p&gt;Really though, we should be focusing on the root cause: lonely&amp;#x2F;sad&amp;#x2F;broken people. Focus on helping&amp;#x2F;loving them and I bet suicide&amp;#x2F;mass shooting rates drop significantly.</text></item><item><author>aphextim</author><text>Same reason that when they show the shooter&amp;#x27;s face all over the media and they give them tons and tons of attention, it typically spawns more copycats who are just lonely&amp;#x2F;sad&amp;#x2F;broken teens looking for the same attention.&lt;p&gt;In the show, this teen&amp;#x27;s suicide was portrayed to have had an impact on many students&amp;#x2F;families&amp;#x2F;teachers etc for a very long time after the incident. It almost glorified the suicide and the methods of leaving tapes behind.&lt;p&gt;Real suicide is not so glorious and does not leave a much of an impact as you would think, other than on the immediate family.&lt;p&gt;For example, when my mother committed suicide, my sister, grandparents and myself were impacted severely for a bit, but outside of our family circle it didn&amp;#x27;t have as much of an impact.&lt;p&gt;When I was in high school, we had a student commit suicide, which we ended up having 1 school meeting regarding it, but after about a week it had been forgotten by most and swept under the rug as everyone moved on to the next thing.&lt;p&gt;I guess I am biased based on my two experiences with suicide, however glorifying it in any way will only lead to more incidents.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>mieseratte</author><text>&amp;gt; and limits to the 2nd Amendment have already been settled as constitutional.&lt;p&gt;What change(s) as relates to limiting the 2A would help to reduce suicide?</text></comment>