it. only once before have i seen so many books in one place. like fahrenheit 451, life is imitating art, in florida, with desantis might as well be burning books because he sees them as more dangerous than guns which he wants people to be able to carry around without license or even training. also tonight, the investigation of donald trump s hush money payments to an adult film actress moves into a significant new phase. and on the eve of tyre nichols funeral, we re going to expose the serious flaws in police training in america, which led to nichols brutal killing by officers sworn to protect the public. we begin tonight in the not so free state of florida, where in the year 2023, it s probably easier to get a gun than it is to get a history book. right now, florida republicans led by governor ron desantis, are trying to push through a bill that would eliminate concealed weapons permits, calling the right to bear arms, quote, central to our freedom. those same lawm
The Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act would fund suicide prevention initiatives, ensure health care providers receive training to prevent intentional harm and create a centralized hub to provide safety information to at-risk youth and their support networks.
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shared suicide statistics for children and teens, noting a clear and steady increase. Mental health professionals point to a lack of resources and less in-person connection as contributing factors.
health that we should be particularly concerned about. psychiatrists point out that black youth have been in crisis for decades. black youth suicide rates are rising faster than any other racial ethnic group in america. black youth ages 13 and younger and pushes likely to die by suicide compared to their white peers, yet black youth are less likely to access and remain in the health care. dr. calhoun joins me now, a resident at the yale university department of psychiatry. thank you for being here, dr. calhoun. i know a lot of folks i know, probably most of them, have been particularly traumatized, some of them can t even watch the video of what happened to tyre nichols. but when it s a child, what can we say to black children? what should we say to them? what are they dealing with knowing about the death? well, joy, i think it starts with asking kids what they