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While suicidal and self-harm thinking is up, we do not have evidence that suicide rates are up. Prevent the spread of misinformation by thoroughly researching facts and statistics found on social media before sharing them. https://slate.com/technology/2020/11/whats-actually-happening-with-suicide-during-the-pandemic.html
The @CDCgov reported in Aug. that thoughts of suicide among people in the U.S. have increased two-fold from June 2019-2020. We do not have evidence that suicide rates in the U.S. have risen over the past year. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6932a1.htm
Suicidal thoughts are an opportunity for #suicideprevention and intervention. For every one person who dies by suicide, there are 280 others who have serious suicidal and self-harm thoughts who don't kill themselves.
If you’re struggling with your mental health, reach out to @CrisisTextLine by texting MHA to 741741 to reach a trained Crisis Counselor 24/7 or @800273TALK to reach a local crisis center.
