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Just breaking now on local Atlanta news channel. (Original Post) RebelOne Dec 2012 OP
Criminee sakes! Le Taz Hot Dec 2012 #1
Holiday stress? Cleita Dec 2012 #2
we are a violent people handmade34 Dec 2012 #4
Here is the latest news on the shooting. Not too much though. RebelOne Dec 2012 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author Violet_Crumble Dec 2012 #5

Cleita

(75,480 posts)
2. Holiday stress?
Tue Dec 11, 2012, 11:14 PM
Dec 2012

There seem to be more suicides during the holidays. Could the same triggers be responsible for aggressive behavior instead?

handmade34

(22,756 posts)
4. we are a violent people
Tue Dec 11, 2012, 11:40 PM
Dec 2012

very sad... but Christmas increasing suicides is a myth

http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/suicide/holiday.html

The idea that suicides occur more frequently during the holiday season is a long perpetuated myth. The Annenberg Public Policy Center has been tracking media reports on suicide since 2000. A recent analysis found that 50% of articles written during the 2009–2010 holiday season perpetuated the myth.1

CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics reports that the suicide rate is, in fact, the lowest in December.2 The rate peaks in the spring and the fall. This pattern has not changed in recent years. The holiday suicide myth supports misinformation about suicide that might ultimately hamper prevention efforts.

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