Men aged 85+ show among highest suicide rates globally at 22.7 per 100,000—highest rate of all age groups. Ages 75-84 show 19.4 per 100,000, while ages 65-74 show 15.7 per 100,000. Men aged 60+ are 3.8-4 times more likely to die by suicide than women.
Elderly suicide attempts nearly always lethal with almost 2:1 ratio of attempts to completions versus general population's 1:25 ratio. Five to sixteen percent of community-dwelling elderly men have clinically significant depressive symptoms. Social isolation appears in 65% of elderly suicide cases. Living alone affects 30-65% of cases, with limited social network even when living with others.
Retirement, health changes, and aging bring major transitions. Your identity shifts, your body changes, and the structure you've known for decades disappears. Many men feel lost, isolated, or purposeless.
But this stage can be rich with meaning, connection, and vitality. It requires intention, adaptation, and willingness to build something new.
Loss of identity, structure, and social connection. Who are you when work is gone? Building purpose beyond career.
Chronic conditions, mobility issues, cognitive changes. Adapting to physical limitations while maintaining quality of life.
Friends dying, health declining, facing mortality. Processing loss while still living fully.
More time with partner can create tension. Widowhood. Adult children's lives. Grandparenting. Navigating shifting family dynamics.
Friends move away or pass. Mobility limits social engagement. Building new connections in later life.
What mark have you left? Making peace with your life. Finding meaning in your remaining years.
Men who thrive in later life maintain purpose, connection, and engagement. They adapt to limitations without surrendering vitality. They build meaning from their experiences and continue contributing.
We help men navigate this transition with dignity, purpose, and connection. Your best years don't have to be behind you.