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by 0xy 2054 days ago
Stop repeating this false claim. I never said it'd increase in a single year (strawman).

The Australian Medical Association projects 750-1,000 additional suicides for 5 years. [1] That's an increase of 3,750 - 5,000 additional suicides.

Some have projected a 50% increased suicide rate, if that happened for 5 years it'd be 7,500 additional suicides.

[1] https://ama.com.au/media/joint-statement-covid-19-impact-lik...