I, too, was hoping for a reference in the post. Checking google news shows no recent news reports. I did find this: http://journalistsresource.org/studies/soc

I, too, was hoping for a reference in the post. Checking google news shows no recent news reports. I did find this: http://journalistsresource.org/studies/society/public-health/suicides-during-great-recession-united-states-canada-europe# http://journalistsresource.org/studies/society/public-health... "Before the recession, men were more likely to commit suicide than women. This gap grew once the economic crisis began: While suicide rates increased for both genders, the increase for men was four times greater than that of women."