If the point is that high stress times lead to higher suicides, then whoever wrote it didn’t spend a single second to actually do any research. There have been numerous studies showing that during times of extreme stress, like war, suicides go down. It’s not so much high stress in general, it’s the type of stress. Dealing with brothers in arms and large numbers of suicides, I’ve come to find that isolation/lack of belonging, and shame to be some of the highest reasons for suicide. I’m sure there is data to back up my antidotal evidence. Times of stress, like war, 9/11, and so on, actually bring communities together. Data seems to point to it lowering suicide in these instances. Lock downs, loss of jobs, and the separation from community seem to inflame suicide rates. Shame is a killer, which leads to isolation, which leads to despair. A deadly combo.
Hey brother, I would try to get them into a BJJ academy. It changed my life, and I’ve used it for other Soldiers/Veterans that were struggling. It’s a community, that gives meaning, and provides a never ending goal to strive towards. This combo changes lives.