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All told, 843 people are treated in Hawaii hospitals on average each year after making a non-fatal suicide attempt, according to state data. This number is conservative since it does not include people with a preexisting mental health or addiction diagnosis associated with inflicting self-harm.“To have four (suicides) in seven days there is extraordinary,” said Daniel Galanis, an epidemiologist at the state health department.But Galanis also cautioned about making any assumptions about the cause behind the rash of deaths.“We’ve seen ‘spikes’ that as time goes by appear to have been nothing more than rare, unassociated events that happened to be in quick succession,” he said in an email. “In other words, what is essentially random can sometimes appear to be a trend.”Elsewhere in the state, suicides do not appear to be on the rise. But real-time data on suicide is difficult to ascertain in part because it can take up to three months to determine a cause of death when a toxicology report is required.It’s also not always clear when a death is a suicide.For every 10 suicides on Kauai, Galanis said there is approximately one death that’s ruled to be of “undetermined intent.”With an average of 16 suicide deaths per year, Kauai has the highest suicide rate per capita among the state’s counties, although Galanis said all neighbor island residents have a comparable risk of dying by suicide.The suicide rate is lower on Oahu. This is consistent with higher suicide rates in more rural populations in other states.Kauai’s annual suicide count has varied over the last five years from 11 suicides in 2019 to 25 suicides in 2017.Raybuck said it’s not known why there was such a striking rise in suicides on the island in 2017.So far this year there have been five suicides on Kauai, which has a population of 72,000, with one occurring in February before the May cluster.The loss of four young men on Kauai is bringing to light some painful facts.Psychiatrists and psychologists across Hawaii have also adjusted their practices during the pandemic, adopting telemedicine to accommodate the growing needs of patients.Medicare and Medicaid have temporarily&nbsp; around telehealth coverage to allow patients and health care providers to connect remotely from their homes. This means that even new patients can virtually meet with a mental health professional using a computer, phone or tablet.Numerous mental health professionals in Hawaii have reported that they are due to the enormous stress, anxiety and depression people are feeling over pandemic-related financial grief or isolation.“This is something that I think, when the pandemic first surfaced here, was anticipated by the mental health community,” said Franci Davila, a social worker and cofounder ofDuring this election season, we hope that our coverage provides you with the information to make informed decisions on issues that you care deeply about.Whether it’s affordable housing, education or the environment, these issues depend on your vote, and&nbsp;our ability to report on them depends on your support.So, if you found value in our coverage,&nbsp;

All told, 843 people are treated in Hawaii hospitals on average each year after making a non-fatal suicide attempt, according to state data. This number is conservative since it does not include people with a preexisting mental health or addiction diagnosis associated with inflicting self-harm.“To have four (suicides) in seven days there is extraordinary,” said Daniel Galanis, an epidemiologist at the state health department.But Galanis also cautioned about making any assumptions about the cause behind the rash of deaths.“We’ve seen ‘spikes’ that as time goes by appear to have been nothing...

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