Question

Single-industry resource towns built around either excavating raw materials like coal or lumber or transporting them by train tend to spring up suddenly. many people move there to work for the company, and the rate of change is fast: one day there is a forest, the next, a growing town built around mobile homes in the bush. there are often few if any other things to do besides work. rates of depression tend to be high. which theoretical explanation for suicide would explain the higher rates of depression that can lead to suicide in places like this?

Answer 1

The higher rates of depression and suicide could be due to the localities lack of mental health support for depressed individuals. Also, when such towns quickly grow, then turn and essentially fail, there is often a dramatic amount of individuals that lose a large portion of their income. Financial insecurity can be a cause of depression which can then lead to suicide.