Comment on (UK) New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks
leraje@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 day agoYou’re right that I was wrong that it was Wes Streeting who was warned - got my dates muddled - but it was him as then leader of DoH who commissioned and then downplayed the report into the surge in suicides. It was him and his dept who tried to block various FOI requests. They knew.
Not sure how you come to the conclusion this is COVID related though.
stsquad@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
I guess to would have to look at the suicide rates in other populations coming out of COVID.
COVID and the associated turmoil certainly did have an effect on the mental health of the country.
wewbull@feddit.uk 1 day ago
That is what I was trying to convey, yes.
Tweak@feddit.uk 1 day ago
Surely a better and far easier measure is to look at suicide rates of the whole population vs suicide rates in trans people specifically? You don’t need to factor in covid at all.
leraje@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
No doubt. But the time correlation (and yes, I know correlation does not automatically equate to causation) together with the direct consequences it would have on trans kids seems much more suggestive of the withdrawal of care playing a role than COVID.
wewbull@feddit.uk 1 day ago
I used COVID as shorthand for “the pandemic, lockdown, restricted NHS care, etc”