Christmas

[trog]

I hear Labour are planning to change the 12 days of Christmas to the 12 months of Christmas in an effort to raise the spirits of the nation and reduce self harming and suicide rates which will lower the burden on the NHS so funding can be reduced and used elsewhere.

 

[HugeMaximum]

And the Christmas channel nonsense starts again

Christmas, Shchristmash!

 

[Owen Smith]

I hear Labour are planning to change the 12 days of Christmas to the 12 months of Christmas in an effort to raise the spirits of the nation and reduce self harming and suicide rates which will lower the burden on the NHS so funding can be reduced and used elsewhere.

Christmas is actually a high suicide rate period due to people who have no-one deciding that Christmas isn't a good time to be on your own.

 

[Luke]

Christmas is actually a high suicide rate period due to people who have no-one deciding that Christmas isn't a good time to be on your own.

Suicide Rates Across Months of the Year: Debunking the Christmas Myth and Focusing on UK Data - Harmless

By Caroline Harroe (Harmless CEO) Suicide is a complex issue with multiple contributing factors, and its occurrence across the year can be influenced by various factors. While there is a common perception of an increase in suicides during the Christmas holiday season, data from the UK Office for...

harmless.org.uk

 

[Black Hole]

That's not very informative. Where's the actual data?

 

[Owen Smith]

That's not very informative. Where's the actual data?

Yes, if December being bad for suicides is a myth I want to see data.