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Fighting suicide during COVID-19: Lessons from past pandemics and recessions

A migrant worker sits outside his dormitory room, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Singapore April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su - RC2YEG91CQYI

Along with the economic downturn, forced isolation has added to toll the pandemic has taken on our mental health. Image: REUTERS/Edgar Su

Eudora Ribeiro
PhD student in Communication Sciences, NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities
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