The first week of April 2020 saw 25 calls about suicide to Fort Wayne Police.
That number increased to 41 calls for the second and third weeks of the month.
Tonight.
Here on fox e , we discussed the crime trends in fort wayne during the covid-19 pandemic and while most categories remain down, another category that has seen an increase in calls of service for police is suicides.
Fox caleb saylor is live to explain why covid-19 might be causing this increase, what some of the signs are, and how people can get help.
Caleb?
Over the past three weeks, calls for suicides, whether it attempts or thoughts, have increased from 25 weekly calls for the first week of the month to 41 calls in each of the past two weeks.
And with the continuing social isolation, mental health professionals expect to see even more of an increase.?
Many people are suffering during the pandemic.
People losing jobs, fears of contracting or spreading covid-19 are realrichard ruhrold, chief psychologist with the bowen center says its leading some with mental disorders to think about suicuicidal thinking, suicidal planning, suicidal behavior are an attempt to find relief from profound emotional pain.ort wayne police sergeant sofia rosales- scatena says the recent calls regarding suicides all have similar causes.
Lot of people are isolated from family members, loved ones.
Trying to avoid passing things to each other.
Just the general doom and gloom of thin real think it tough on people suffering with depression or any other kind of mental health issues.f you e concerned someone may be having suicidal thoughts look for increased emotional distress and anxious feelings or a decrease in ability to function.one of the typical signs is social isolation, which times like this can be hard to determine solation has become a public health necessity.
So, one of the reasons behavioral health professionals and the medical community is concerned about this topic is because what we e had to do to miti the spread of the virus has increased isolation, which in itself can be a risk factor for uhrold says when trying to help someone thinking about suicide.
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Consists more in being willing to seek help than it is in trying to deny vulnerability becae ashamed of it because we are all in this together.
Ruhrold explained that people can suffer from post-traumatic stress once this is all over, so ye encouraged to continue keeping an eye out for declining mental health in yourself and othersreporting live in fort wayne, caleb saylor, fox 55 new duri g governor holcomb press conference today, another resource was made available to hoosiers who are looking for help with their mental health.the be well indiana website launched today.
The website includes a number of resources to help hoosiers, including how to take care of their mental health.you can learn how to relieve stress in your life and connect with mental health resources.to learn more about the website, head on over to be
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