UCC study finds no increase in suicides during pandemic

Despite concerns over potential negative implications of the pandemic such as domestic violence, mental health issues and financial burdens, all which may directly act as suicide risk-factors, these have been combatted by a range of positive factors which arose during the same time period. File picture

A range of supports measures put in place by governments during the pandemic stopped an increase in suicides, research from UCC has found.

Economic support provided to mitigate temporary business closures and the strengthening of community and family bonds throughout the pandemic acted as important factors in combatting the risk of suicide during the worst of covid-19.