Of course, this does not preclude a large increase in September/October, but at least using the best current evidence there does not appear to be evidence to support the claim that policy has driven a direct increase in suicides
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I have just found the more recent Coroners report showing that this trend persisted in September - again, it is possible that there was a large increase in Oct, but currently no evidence of an increase in suicide rates in Victoria in 2020 https://www.coronerscourt.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-08/Coroners%20Court%20Monthy%20Suicide%20Data%20Report%20-%20Report%201%20-%2027082020.pdf …pic.twitter.com/IX9FeZxCIO
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This is in line with international evidence, which has failed to find a strong link between lockdown policies and suicidalityhttps://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.10.20.20215343v1?%253fcollection= …
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Also worth pointing out that this does not preclude the lockdown causing mental health issues such as depression
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Moreover, population statistics do not speak to the individual experience - it can be true that a single person's suicide was caused by the lockdown and that it has not caused an increase in suicide more broadly (perhaps because it prevented some suicides as well)
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Don't tell Joshy. He may weep that more haven't died. He has form.
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That doesn’t negate the fact there’s been an increase in kids requiring mental health support & indeed medication during this time. Also - fun fact - there has been *less* deaths in Victoria in the last 12 months than the 12 months prior.
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Less deaths in elderly. It would be interesting to compare the amount of deaths in N/Homes in previous years over the same months etc. I remember many in the winter during my 30 odd years. Don’t know if this is possible.
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For your next trick, can you find the monthly iQSR data for 2020? Kay thanks bye :-)
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Good God. The triumph of evidence over anecdotes and opinion. Well done.
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