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Suicide rates did not increase during first lockdown despite huge rise in crisis mental health calls

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Don't miss a thing that's happening in and around Bury by signing up to the free MyBury newsletter Suicide rates did not increase during the first Covid-19 lockdown despite mental health charities reporting a steep rise in crisis calls, new research has found.

A study run by experts from the University of Manchester provides evidence that the number of people taking their own lives across England did not climb between April and October of last year.

Support groups and charities have repeatedly warned of a mental health crisis linked to the coronavirus lockdown, with MIND dubbing the issue a 'second pandemic' because of the huge volume of calls being made to its helplines.

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