Male Suicide Biggest Killer of Under 45s

Charity Campaign Against Living Miserably are helping to raise awareness of Male Suicide

Charity "Campaign Against Living Miserably" or CALM are helping to raise awareness of Male Suicide. 

They have teamed up with deodorant brand Lynx to inform people that suicide is the biggest killer of men under the age of 45 in the UK.

CALM reached over 23 million people on International Men's Day with its ThunderClap message and are using the hast tag BiggerIssue. 

Celebrities, MP's and other suicide prevention groups have all teamed up to help and start a conversation. This is after a YouGov poll showed that less than 20% of people know that suicide is the biggest single killer of men aged under 45.

CALM CEO Jane Powell said:

"Too often we hear loved ones saying after a suicide that they weren’t aware of the facts, that they wish they’d known that this is the leading cause of death for young men in the UK. The #BiggerIssues campaign provided a great step forward in terms raising awareness and breaking down the barriers to being able to talk openly about an issue that has too long been swept under the carpet. The more awareness there is, the more we can normalise the conversation around suicide, with the aim of creating an environment in which more men feel able to ask for and can receive help."