suicide among older person isn't a concern.is this statement valid?why or why not?

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http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/07/high-suicide-rates-among-the-elderly/?_r=0

http://www.todaysgeriatricmedicine.com/news/exclusive_03.shtml
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/the-high-suicide-rate-among-elderly-white-men-who-may-suffer-from-depression/2014/12/05/2bad6ea0-222e-11e4-958c-268a320a60ce_story.html

I don't know if suicide among the elderly is under-reported in the media or receives less attention. If that is true, it might be because old people are nearing the end of natural life anyway. I found no studies on public attention to the matter, but that doesn't mean none have been done. Good luck!