Title: The Impact Of Covid-19 On Suicide Rates
Headings: The Impact Of Covid-19 On Suicide Rates
The Impact Of Covid-19 On Suicide Rates
Could the coronavirus lead to a national suicide crisis? Here's what experts are saying.
The Risk Factors For Covid-19 Suicides
Social Distancing and Isolation
Economic Stress
Barriers To Mental Healthcare
Constant and Pervasive Collective Anxiety
Increase In Gun Sales
Frontline Workers
How To Help
Other Things We Can All Do
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Content: And, those numbers may actually be even worse. The government data comes from surveys conducted the second week in April and by now many more could be out of work, and the many self-employed workers and others newly eligible for unemployment benefits aren’t included in that figure. Also, the way the survey works is that it only counts people who are unemployed and looking for work. Given we’re in the middle of a pandemic, not a lot of people are going on job interviews right now. The possible silver lining is that a majority of those people counted in the unemployment number think that it’s only temporary. Debt is a huge mental health burden. According to research presented by The Aspen Institute 16 percent of suicides in the United States occur in response to a financial problem. Dr. Thomas Richardson, PhD., agrees that there is a strong relationship between debt and mental health problems. He and his research team did a big analysis of existing studies and found debt to be significantly correlated to: Depression
Suicide completion
Suicide completion or attempt
Problem drinking
Drug dependence
Neurotic disorder
Psychotic disorders
None of this is new.