Originally Posted by
Gordie H
I’d be careful with this. I haven’t looked into the numbers myself but it’s not unusual for suicides to happen well after the trauma. There's no doubt consequential second / third order effects (many which may be difficult to measure) have occurred and will continue occurring. It’s another facet of this whole tragic situation that we, as a country, failed to mitigate.
My point isn't to delve into the tragedy of the nation's suicides, but to dispel the myth that the anti lockdown crowd said with absolute certainty that there would be a spike.
Anything beyond an apples to apples comparison from 2019 and 2020 is speculation.
Who knows, maybe everyone not working 3 jobs and spending time with their kids naturally brought the rate DOWN.