Across the West, suicide rates in young men have been rising for some time. This trend has attracted considerable media … attention and is often cited within media discourse as evidence of a \'crisis of masculinity\'. The field of suicide research … character of suicidal behaviour, studies tend to compare \'men\' as a group with \'women\' as a group. There is also relatively …

The rate of suicide amongst Australia’s rural men is significantly higher than rural women, urban men or urban women … has combined to produce insidious impacts on the health of rural men. This paper draws on research conducted over several … years with rural men working on farms to argue that attention to the health and well-being of rural men requires an …

Reports indicate that suicide in the U.S. military has increased significantly in recent years. This increase has been … we believe is crucial to an understanding of military suicide: the socio-cultural environment of the military itself. In … frustrations and in suicidal behavior. Suicide investigators often have ignored the role of masculine ideologies in military …

In the UK, the media are reporting increasing rates of childhood suicide, while highlighting that increasing numbers of … understandings of men and masculinities to the attitudes and behaviours of pre-adolescent boys. As a consequence, explanations of … these trends point to either ‘too much’ masculinity, such as an inability to express feelings and seek help, or ‘not enough …