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Suicide Rates Don't Increase at Christmastime

Suzy WoltmannSuzy Woltmann
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23rd December 2020
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10:45 pm
29th March 2021
Suicide Rates Don't Increase at Christmastime
December actually has the lowest suicide rate of any month (Getty Images).

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The claim has circulated for years, but went especially viral this year due to the pandemic. Many social media users expressed concern that what they believe to be the vast increase in suicides over the holidays would rise even further due to social isolation.

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