Discussion Why UK Farmers have a high suicide rate

[Jumper Geo]

Methods used for suicide by farmers in England and Wales. The contribution of availability and its relevance to prevention - PubMed

Farmers who commit suicide tend to use methods to which they have easy access. Restriction of the ready availability of such methods, particularly in farmers known to be depressed or otherwise at risk, might prevent some suicides.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Cheers

Geo

 

[StateOfMind]

If your too lazy to click.

"Results: Of 702 deaths in male farmers, firearms were involved in 40.0%, hanging in 29.6%, carbon monoxide in 16.4%, poisoning in 8.0% (over half of which involved agricultural or horticultural poisons) and other methods in 6.1%. There was a considerable excess of deaths due to firearms compared with the distribution of methods of suicide and open verdict deaths in males in the general population. Hanging was also somewhat more frequent. During the study period there was a reduction in firearm death rates, particularly after 1989 when there was national legislation on firearm ownership, registration and storage. There were also fewer farming suicides after this date. By the end of the study period hanging was more frequent than deaths involving firearms. "

 

[KuriGohan&Kamehameha]

Me when I am about to go in my feed store and brew a pesticide potion to ctb instantly

 

[Desi]

On the other side of the channel, farmers suicide is a big thing, too. Nobody cares, it seems. The European regulations drives them crazy and they live often a very lonely life. Little wonder they see no way Out.

 

[FuneralCry]

Yeah, I also think that because farmers are so isolated, that there is nobody there to find them too early (if they do hanging for example) so the methods are succsesful. I do understand why they would want to ctb more as they can easily encounter financial troubles as how much income they make can depend on weather etc.
It would probably make me want to ctb less if I was around farm animals though. I just love cows.

 

[ThrownAwayTom]

In the UK it's sort of a known thing that farmers in the country have shotguns and other rifles for hunting prey/warding off animals.

As a Brit if I haf that kind of access I'd be gone by now.

 

[mboo]

Lonely job. Lots of pressure. 7 days a week and not much holidays.

 

[mboo]

In the UK it's sort of a known thing that farmers in the country have shotguns and other rifles for hunting prey/warding off animals.

As a Brit if I haf that kind of access I'd be gone by now.

Loneliness, pressure and access to means.