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.
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stsquad@lemmy.ml 1 day agoI 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.
Tweak@feddit.uk 1 day ago
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”
wewbull@feddit.uk 1 day ago
That is what I was trying to convey, yes.