Disclaimer: this mini-thread contains figures from a completely optional, consensual form from a group of 146 Anchor victims. Data only represents people who chose to fill out the form, not the entire Anchor victim set, so there is a slight survey bias to keep in mind. (1/7)
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91.7% of victims have had their finances severely impacted by the crisis. 39.6% of victims have impaired their relationships with their significant other. 86.8% had their mental health severely impacted. (2/7)
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46.5% of people have had relationships with their family affected. And something that everyone has in common - 91% of people have had their sleep quality and their sleep schedule severely impacted. A few people have told me they hadn't slept for 3 days before they found us. (3/7)
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The most alarming statistic - 41.1% of Anchor victims considered self-harm or suicide at some point during the crisis. (4/7)
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24.7% of people took out a loan or a line of credit to put into Anchor, and are now in debt. (5/7)
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The time cost is astounding. The average number of years that people spent building up the savings that they lost is 5 years. The median is 3 years. Two people have lost 20 years of their savings. (6/7)pic.twitter.com/7DH94APOYW
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Be kind to the people around you. They are hurting. It will take time to heal from this, and we will march towards justice no matter what stands in our way. Lives have been ruined and I can't describe how much has been lost. But, one way or another, you'll get through this. (7/7)
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I salute you to took the time and analyze. I bet u need some ‘off time’ to re-charge the batteries.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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The first story is mine. Thank you for your involvement in this situation. Hoping for the best

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Sorry to hear that. I hope you'll make it back. God bless!
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I just spent two hours going through 109 Anchor victim impact statements, and my heart is incredibly full. Numbers and charts make it hard to quantify the scale of the tragedy that happened this week. I don't think any words can do it justice, either. Here's some more data.