8/n That being said, this is what the authors found. Suicides decreased by ~20% in Black people in periods 1 and 3 (Jan/Feb+May/Jun) but doubled in period 2 (Mar/Apr), coinciding with the lockdown and COVID-19pic.twitter.com/rc8bYI5stW
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19/n Ultimately, the numbers just aren't there to take home much meaning from this in my opinion. Overall, there have been no changes in suicide rates by race in Maryland in the first half of 2020 - the figures show that quite clearly
20/n This is not to say that there should not be targeted efforts to help Black people with mental health, which is of course a priority that cannot be ignored. Public health equity is a really important consideration
21/n And it's also not to say that a study with larger numbers may not be able to show such a difference. It is certainly possible that there is a meaningful change here that is simply not possible to see with so few events
22/n That being said, numerically I think it's important to note that the doubling of suicides in the Black community during Mar/Apr in Maryland was entirely offset by a 20% reduction in suicides in the preceding and following months
23/n There may be a statistical test that shows significance of a sort here, but conceptually I don't think there is much meaning to be garnered from numbers like this
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