Two bits of news, apologies if I missed these being posted before:
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US suicide rates apparently dropped about 6% last year. The attached article has some speculation about why that might be, but increased support during the pandemic is a reasonable guess. (plus see below)
US suicides dropped last year, defying pandemic expectations | AP News -
A longitudinal survey of veterans showed that almost half of them experienced post traumatic psychological growth during the first wave of covid. Not unexpectedly, those who survived Covid show a substantially heightened appreciation for life (I admit there’s a funny sample bias here, since a number of elderly veterans likely died, and obviously can’t be surveyed)
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2778241