over needles, human waste, and deal with individuals, unfortunately suffering from psychotic behavior right next to their playground area. it is not a crime to be homeless. but these are sensitive spaces. we have to protect them. todd: that councilman joins me now. joe, how can a child learn in this kind of environment? they can t. and our kids in los angeles are suffering from trauma experiences and social economic issues let alone playing in their own playground have to be witnesses to psychotic behavior, open drug use. it is not a safe place to be. this is why we lead this effort to ban encampments next to schools in los angeles. todd: what do parents tell you about what this is doing to their kids? parents have approached me. i have family and teachers in south los angeles. they are afraid to walk to
of our young folks are not connected to mental health treatment. we know our young folks are not appropriately screened for depression, anxiety, and trauma experiences. and we know that when people are in environments where they see other people or hear other people talking about suicide or making suicide attempts, that can also play a role in their likelihood of making a suicide attempt. and so even those youth that are not necessarily intending to hurt themselves but are feeling so desperate that they need to demonstrate a sign of help a cry for help, excuse me, in the moment might do something impulsive that has long-term and potentially even deadly consequences. since not everyone knows the warning signs of suicidal depression, what should people be aware of in the short time we have left? sure. so, again, for one, in terms of an attempt, a history of making an attempt is a number one risk
despair are really underlying the increases in the rates. additionally, we know that a lot of our young folks are not connected to mental health treatment. we know our young folks are not appropriately screened for depression, anxiety, and trauma experiences. and we know that when people are in environments where they see other people or hear other people talking about suicide or making suicide attempts, that can also play a role in their likelihood of making a suicide attempt. and so even those youth that are not necessarily intending to hurt themselves but are feeling so desperate that they need to demonstrate a sign of help a cry for help, excuse me, in the moment might do something impulsive that has long-term and potentially even deadly consequences. since not everyone knows the warning signs of suicidal depression, what should people be aware of in the short time we have left?
quote, abortion does not cure the reality that she is the victim of an assault. quote, it is possible and perhaps likely that the young woman would experience an abortion as an additional trauma on top of the trauma experiences as a result of the sexual assault and cites a website for a catholic ministry against abortion. his memo continues, quote, to decline to assist an abortion is to decline to participate in violence against an innocent life. and although he says he disagrees with the notion that his office is forcing this woman to carry her pregnancy to term, he says, quote, i m convinced assisting with an abortion in this case is not in her best interest. right. despite what she says. he ends the memo saying we have to choose and we ought to proz chooz to protect life than to destroy it. from the director of a government agency. federal government agency. here in this country. in 2017. where abortion is legal and has been legal for decades.