Lending an ear to prevent suicides in Japan

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1. >The average age of the children in need of mental support is quite low, only 13 years of age, and 80 percent of them are female.

   Well, I can already smell the derision and accusations of being an incel coming, but it seems odd to me that this gender divide could be so wide and also so clearly known. Seems to me like boys are being over-looked for some reason.

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   >This is when the now ‘suicidal society’ cliché was born. The high rateof suicide was mostly among men, which is often attributed to a culturalexpectation that men should be strong and not show vulnerability.

   You really have to appreciate the way the article does not even attempt to update this. AFAIK men’s suicide rates are like 3.5 times that of women TODAY.

   Why do men have to be strong? Cause it really seems like they are on their own, doesn’t it?

   Just so you know and can feel free to attack me, yes indeed I am a man. And yes indeed I do expect to be ganged up on and once again have my conclusions unwittingly proven correct. Go for it. My favorite personal attack is incel. Lets hear it.