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A comment on Suicide Rates Among Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States, 2000-2017. Parent comment

Re:Suicide Rates Among Adolescents and Young Adults in the U... by radcon on Monday June 24, 2019 @12:45PM (#20265510)
> Being polite:

I'm sure you're already aware of this, but condescendingly stating that you're being polite is the opposite of being polite.

> we know fences work.

No, you don't know that.

You may know they solve the visible problem (suicide), but you don't know if they do anything to alleviate the conditions that lead to suicide.

Is there anyone who believes fences make people happier or less depressed?

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Re:Suicide Rates Among Adolescents and Young Adults in the U... by lazyasciiart on Monday June 24, 2019 @02:01PM (#20266446)
Have you ever read the studies of people prevented from jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge?
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Re:Suicide Rates Among Adolescents and Young Adults in the U... by DanBC on Tuesday June 25, 2019 @04:32AM (#20272168)
Heightened suicide risk is often both _short term_ and _situation specific_. Access to support at this time can save lives. People cannot access support if they're dead, so alongside providing immediate support you also need to reduce access to means and methods.

I've never claimed that the only thing we need to do is install fences.

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