However, people who call are not necessarily people who would commit. There is little correlation between phone calls and actual progress, if not the usual « giving an impression of progress, while the problem entrenches itself. » Those may be two groups with surprisingly little overlap. I’ve called 6 numbers when I thought about it, none of them answered (turns out in France they’re all closed after 9pm, badly staffed, or reserved for teens or women), yet I didn’t commit suicide (I did commit criminal activity though, as a revenge for society not returning my call to this day, and generally society being vengeful towards men because supposed ancestors were supposedly mean to women).

People who commit have real problems that a phone call generally doesn’t solve, unless your problem is just about feelings, which is... let’s say it helps those who call for attention a lot, and who would end up with a failed attempt to call for attention, which will attract attention, but it will hide the real x5 numbers behind the scenes of the other gender who actually commits suicide when they try.

It’s time to stop with the « let’s speak about it » attitude, and start with the « let’s give you funds/education/solve your parental problems/throw the book at your boss/mandate your wife to let you see your kids/stop sidestepping you at work/fix the VA together » attitude.

Men are not an option.

You are very much mis-chracterizing the type of person who considers, attempts, or commits suicide. Many people seeking help are grasping at the last slight hope that something, anything, might make things better. Characterizing that population as "attention seeking" or "just about feeling" is an extreme insult to those honestly seeking help.

I have a certain degree of personal knowledge on this topic, and there are absolutely people who would be dead right know if they made that call... And no one picked up on the other end.

I like how you are trying to frame issue as sexism against males while also throwing around stereotypes that prevent males to seek help for their mental health problems.

Also, I don't understand why is so much anger around people who are so starving and desperate for attention. You was quite apparently looking for attention too. That you turned frustration at others does not make it less so.