Veterans and divorced men have suicide rates even higher than those of other men. Work place accidents are also a major killer of men. The lack of awareness, disease prevention information and psychological help for men is tragic. Virtually all of the major killers of men are preventable. Changes in life-style, eating habits, workplace environment and other strategies including early disease detection can not only save millions of men's lives each year, but can also change the nature of men's place in society and in the lives of those they love and those who love them.
Men are also a large part of the growing crisis in the American family.
Men are increasingly isolated from their families by work and divorce. A recent poll indicated that men are increasingly unhappy about this situation. The increasing number of divorces is also taking a toll on fathers. Many fathers are unable to interact with their children because of legal and emotional barriers following divorce. This has led to children being deprived of fathers and also to their psychological devastation of fathers unable to be with their children.