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You gave one cherry picked correct month where suicide deaths increased a year later, but at no time showed there was a trend (data showed opposite to your claim), and never linked any  actual suicides to lockdowns.

This week Suicide Prevention Australia confirmed that suicides numbers have not increased during periods of lockdown.

"Fortunately, while there has been a rise in the use of mental health services and an increase in psychological distress there hasn't been a rise in deaths by suicide."


Lockdowns have been variously in place since well over a year ago and associated mental health issues appear not to have translated into increased suicides.  That might seem counter intuitive, but covid has triggered significant additional social and and economic safety nets, aside from evidence that people are increasingly  using social media to remain "connected" and informed:


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