It's hard to believe that more people have died from suicide than homicide, but it's a sad fact,

I'm convinced that we can shape a different future for this country as it relates to mental health and as it relates to suicide.

I'm sure that many of the deaths that have occurred (after the hurricane) have resulted from people with chronic diseases either suffering from dehydration or (the) inability to access their medications. All of these risks of suffering from chronic diseases and dying from them were greatest for the poor and the other people who could not get out of there.

I'm sure that many of the deaths that have occurred (after the hurricane) have resulted from people with chronic diseases either suffering from dehydration or (the) inability to access their medications, ... All of these risks of suffering from chronic diseases and dying from them were greatest for the poor and the other people who could not get out of there.

I think the history is such that we underestimate the mental health problems, ... As people see what they consider sort of a hopeless situation - bodies floating on the water, the scene like they saw in the Superdome - people are not ready for that. They are not prepared to deal with it.

The people of this country desperately need to engage in an open and honest debate about mental health,