While women's rights are in the spotlight, American men are quietly suffering from an unprecedented mental health and suicide crisis.
Carrie Sheffield, senior policy analyst at Independent Women's Voices, believes it's time to change this.
“Nationwide, we are experiencing the highest suicide rate and highest depression rate in American history. And unfortunately, men are the hardest hit when it comes to suicide,” Sheffield said. He told Blaze News' Jill Savage and Matthew Peterson, adding that 80% of suicides are committed by men.
“More than 90% of occupational deaths in the workplace are men. We don't talk about this. We don't talk about men because their life expectancy is much shorter than women. What the left wants to do is demonize men. It’s just about handling it,” she explains.
But Sheffield believes there are answers for men who suffer in silence.
“Coming to faith, practicing faith, religious community, religion. It's highly associated with strong mental health, less suicide, less substance abuse, and men are less likely to be atheists or agnostics.” This was encouraging for men, as they were much higher,” Sheffield explains.
“Why aren't people talking about what men need from a mental health standpoint?” Peterson asks.
“I think our culture in general is out of touch with the truth,” Sheffield says. “In a postmodern society, everything that the wind tells us is true.No matter what is popular, what is popular, what is being talked about, our society is moving away from it. It's no wonder we're in a situation like this.”
“I've experienced it myself as a recovered agnostic, but not believing in eternal truth and purpose can damage your mental health. And I've also seen the quote-unquote 'feminist movement' demonize men.” “I think it's the same for many men, just as it tried to separate men from their purpose of serving God and serving others,” she continues.
“Part of it is the idea that men can be providers or protectors or create families,” she says. “The feminist movement was trying to undermine all of that.”
However, there is good news too.
“I think it was last week, I saw a headline that said Bible sales are actually up 22% in America,” Savage said.
“As you said, Bible sales are up 22%, which is phenomenal. This is driven by first-time Bible buyers,” Sheffield said. “They're discovering it for themselves, and in a sense they're pioneering it within their own families. And it's the young men who are leading the charge.”
“And that's a ray of hope,” she added.
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