More of X means don't care about Y is a really really really bad argument.
There is no signal yet in the various pockets of youth suicide information that has been published to suggest that 2020 has had an increase in suicides, despite the media panic.
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There is no signal yet in the various pockets of youth suicide information that has been published to suggest that 2020 has had an increase in suicides, despite the media panic.
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https://twitter.com/aier/status/1372193782175821825
Unsurprisingly, AIER has libertarian and right-leaning economic policies. Like many with such a political bend, they use the fear/headline-grabbing of "suicide" to advance their political agenda, which is beyond shitty.
Even worse when it's a "what about the children?" thing.
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Even worse when it's a "what about the children?" thing.
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I have done a survey of american counties and states, and though there isn't enough for me to say anything definitively, I can say that in North America so far, suicide rates in kids were right around 2019 levels. No fantastic increase or decrease has been seen.
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Many children have suffered during the pandemic and its associated changes, and many have reported doing better. In fact, in the most recent Statistics Canada survey, kids were more likely to say "better" than "worse" and about 84% overall were "same" or "better."
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PLEASE DO NOT USE SUICIDE AS A POLITICAL TOOL. If you want to end lockdowns to improve the economy, do that. You embarrass yourself and it's gross.
Wherever we have youth data on suicide, it's typically not showing an increase out of expected variance.
Wherever we have youth data on suicide, it's typically not showing an increase out of expected variance.
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