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Thanks for referencing Twitter, I hadn't thought to check that as a research source. The graph of suicide rates linked goes back to 1999. Suicide rate often t

Thanks for referencing Twitter, I hadn't thought to check that as a research source. The graph of suicide rates linked goes back to 1999. Suicide rate often tracks economic cycles - for example, the suicide rate was 50% higher in the 1920s than it is now.

naasking 7y ago
> Suicide rate often tracks economic cycles - for example, the suicide rate was 50% higher in the 1920s than it is now. Certainly among adults, but suicides among adolescents and teens tracking economic cycles? I'm skeptical.