[stupac2]

Didn't want to start a new thread (old one got closed), so this seemed the most apropos.

Suicide attempts/deaths are up in Contra Costa county. 

https://abc7news.com/suicide-covid-19-co...y/6201962/

Doctors at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek say they have seen more deaths by suicide during this quarantine period than deaths from the COVID-19 virus

"We've never seen numbers like this, in such a short period of time," he said. "I mean we've seen a year's worth of suicide attempts in the last four weeks."

Shockingly, you shouldn't believe anything you read about numbers when it doesn't actually have the numbers: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/sal...e-lockdown

Alarming that buzzfeed thought to get the actual data behind the claim while ABC didn't feel the need.

[stupac2]

Didn't want to start a new thread (old one got closed), so this seemed the most apropos.

Suicide attempts/deaths are up in Contra Costa county. 

https://abc7news.com/suicide-covid-19-co...y/6201962/

Doctors at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek say they have seen more deaths by suicide during this quarantine period than deaths from the COVID-19 virus

"We've never seen numbers like this, in such a short period of time," he said. "I mean we've seen a year's worth of suicide attempts in the last four weeks."

Shockingly, you shouldn't believe anything you read about numbers when it doesn't actually have the numbers: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/sal...e-lockdown

Alarming that buzzfeed thought to get the actual data behind the claim while ABC didn't feel the need.