Prevention to help us have a conversation about suicide. Why do people kill themselves . People who kill themselves are in pain. They are in intolerable pain of one kind or another. In the united states, we have the luxury that is primarily emotional pain. In other countries it may be economic, and maybe physical pain because the Health System has collapsed. It may have to do with shame. In the united states, we have those forms of pain. We have families that run out of money and call in and say i have the choice of being dead or homeless. People learn physical pain and decide in their lives and we have children who are bullied and who die of shame. Primarily, it is emotional pain and that is what we have come to have to grapple with. We dont know much about emotional pain, so we have trouble dealing with it. We dont recognize it. So, when you say we have difficulty dealing with it, at the same time every Suicide Prevention organization at its core has a list of signs that people need
Gary was 63 years old, when he shouldnt have had a care in the world. When he was financially secure and had a warm loving3 family d dozens of friends. Boy love them all. Yet comprehensively, when he seemingly did not grasp the total his absence would have on those who love him. What made you decide to tell that story. Is obviously a very difficult personal story. But as that first month went on, i realized i had a public platform. I feltfo it was critically important to elevate the discussion about Mental Health issues. Suicide in particular because frankly, i think were close to ju epidemic of it. And i just it was important to do. It was my decision of taking my position and elevating a discussion. How does the federal government doing dealing we put the issues that only the suicide but the Mental Health issues behind it. Boy have to do better. Mental Health Coverage is really inadequate. The resources, boy know boy have chhoolchildren who are affected by Adverse Childhood Experienc
Incomprehensibly he seemingly did not grasp the toll his absence would have on those who loved him. Joining us in the studio is the democrat from pennsylvania who served in the seventh district. G lvthe morning. Guest thank you for having me. Host what made you to decide to tell that story . Guest it was obviously a difficult personal story but as that first month went onic i realized i had a public platform and i felt it was critically important to elevate the discussion about Mental Health issues generally suicide in particular because frankly were close to an epidemic of it and i just hope it was important to do. It was more a decision of taking my position and elevating it. Host how does the federal government deal doing with not just issue but Mental Health issues behind it . Guest we need to do better. Mental illness and Mental Health issues or coverage are inadequate in this country. The amount of attention and the resources we get we know you got schoolchildren who are affected
Stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions 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. Woodruff the government of afghanistan confirmed today it has opened direct talks with the taliban. Its their first, formal face toface encounter since a u. S. Coalition ousted the taliban from power in 2001. Afghan president ashraf ghani said the goal is to change this meeting into a process of continuing talks. Officials said the talks are taking place in pakistans capital city, islamabad. Ifill u. S. Strategy to defeat the Islamic State came in for heavy criticism today from senate republicans. John mccain, chairing the Armed Services committee, challenged the president s policies on isis at a hearing. There is no compelling reason to believe that anything we are doing currently
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions 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. Woodruff the government of afghanistan confirmed today it has opened direct talks with the taliban. Its their first, formal face toface encounter since a u. S. Coalition ousted the taliban from power in 2001. Afghan president ashraf ghani said the goal is to change this meeting into a process of continuing talks. Officials said the talks are taking place in pakistans capital city, islamabad. Ifill u. S. Strategy to defeat the Islamic State came in for heavy criticism today from senate republicans. John mccain, chairing the Armed Services committee, challenged the president s policies on isis at a hearing. There is no compelling reason to believe that anything we are doing currently will be sufficient to achieve the president s l