The sad thing about male suicide, is it’s always in the room with us. It is, and will continue to be, the biggest risk to a young man’s life, every day, until he is about fifty.
There’s no getting away from how terrifying that fact is, and how it goes against the cultural narrative of men as being omnisciently powerful, and privileged people. Thankfully, male suicide as an issue has entered the public conversation over the past four of five years; adorning campaigns, merchandise, billboards, and the running order of a million podcasts.
And yet – When it comes to men ending their own lives, 2025 brought us the worst data this century.
So, for all the kind words, nothing seems to have changed, and in fact… it’s getting worse. Is it time for a new strategy, that looks beyond men, and the sloganeering approach we often take?
Is it time we stopped seeing male suicide as primarily a mental health issue, and instead one of structural, economic, and environmental cause?
What do you think?
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2026-09-30