I haven't read the whole linked story but it's possible that the headline is misleading.
Maybe there is a spike in mental health attendances by police.
As far as suicide goes.
https://news.griffith.edu.au/2020/09/10/no-overall-change-in-suspected-suicide-rate-this-year/
snippet:There have been five more suspected suicides this year than last, but significantly fewer than 2017, new data from the interim Queensland Suicide Register (iQSR) shows.
Short-term data from police reports comprising the iQSR recorded 508 suspected suicides from January 1 to August 31 2020, five more than the same period in 2019 (503) but 18 less than 2017 (526).
Reporting police officers mentioned COVID-19 in 41 police reports during this period, and there appeared to be an impact of COVID-19 in 37 suspected suicides.
“There is much uncertainty around the medium and long-term impacts of COVID-19 on suicide mortality in Australia,” said Professor David Crompton, Professor of Mental Health Research at the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP).
“Changes in Queensland that might affect suicide mortality include the duration and intensity of restrictions, the timeframe of the Queensland economy recovering and the impact of state and federal government interventions to reduce the economic and social effects of COVID-19.
