Mandel School’s Dexter Voisin links rising suicide rates among older adults to social isolation

Why Suicide Risk Is Higher Among Older Adults—and How Families Can Help

Saving Advice: Dexter Voisin, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, explained how, for the past decade, there has been an increase in suicides among older adults. He cited social isolation as a cause. “Sometimes, even social media and technological devices leave us feeling more disconnected,” said Voisin. “Life has become more hectic and daily life more challenging.”