Captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productions ifill a new study shows most teenagers who think about, or attempt, suicide have already had some Mental Health treatment. Good evening, im gwen ifill. Brown and im jeffrey brown. On the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the findings coming in the largest study ever of suicidal behavior among adolescents. Ifill then, we turn to todays arguments at the Supreme Court over whether police need waants to order blood tests for suspected drunk drivers. Brown should the number of u. S. Troops in afghanistan fall to zero by the end of next year . Judy woodruff gets two views of that option one the Obama Administration says it may consider. Ifill ray suarez has the story of playful robots given a very Serious Mission helping people with special needs from elderly adults to autistic children. This kind of a tool might be an interesting way to bridge the gap, pull the child, if you will, from the world of objects and the focus on objects over
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill a major new Study Released today concludes that one in eight American Teens has had suicidal thoughts. One of every 25 has attempted suicide. Those findings come from a survey of nearly 6,500 teens published in the journal jama psychiatry the largest in depth analysis of teens on this subject. More than half of the young people who planned, thought of, or attempted to kill themselves had received at least some treatment. Nearly 1,400 teens between the ages of 13 and 18 took their own life in 2010. For more about the study and some of the issues it raises, we talk to two experts. Doctor Timothy Lineberry is medical director of the mayo clinic Psychiatric Hospital. And brian daly is a clinical child and adolescent psychologist and professor at Drexel University. Welcome to you both. Dr. Daly, how concerned should we be about these numbers . I think theyre very concerning, gwen. I think some of the data indic
Station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill a major new Study Released today concludes that one in eight American Teens has had suicidal thoughts. One of every 25 has attempted suicide. Those findings come from a survey of nearly 6,500 teens published in the journal jama psychiatry the largest in depth analysis of teens on this subject. More than half of the young people who planned, thought of, or attempted to kill themselves had received at least some treatment. Nearly 1,400 teens between the ages of 13 and 18 took their own life in 2010. For more about the study and some of the issues it raises, we talk to two experts. Doctor Timothy Lineberry is medical director of the mayo clinic Psychiatric Hospital. And brian daly is a clinical child and adolescent psychologist and professor at Drexel University. Welcome to you both. Dr. Daly, how concerned should we be about these numbers . I think theyre very concerning, gwen. I think some of the data indicates here that once we get them i
Administration says it may consider. Ifill ray suarez has the story of playful robots given a very Serious Mission helping people with special needs from elderly adults to autistic children. This kind of a tool might be an interesting way to bridge the gap, pull the child, if you will, from the world of objects and the focus on objects over to the world of humans. Brown we update the outbreak of the flu, as the number of cases has surged to record levels in some states. Ifill and we close with a look at the Baseball Hall of h whmeedryic ent to three steroidtainted stars today. Ifill thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill a major new Study Released today concludes that one in eight American Teens has had sui
This kind of a tool might be an interesting way to bridge the gap, pull the child, if you will, from the world of objects and the focus on objects over to the world of humans. Brown we update the outbreak of the flu, as the number of cases has surged to record levels in some states. Ifill and we close with a look at the Baseball Hall of fame, which denied entry to three steroidtainted stars today. Ifill thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill a major new Study Released today concludes that one in eight American Teens has had suicidal thoughts. One of every 25 has attempted suicide. Those findings come from a survey of nearly 6,500 teens published in the journal jama psychiatry the largest in depth analysis o