Oct 02 Watch 8:19 Why the U.S. has done almost nothing to stop mass shootings By PBS News Hour The violence in Oregon is one of nearly a thousand mass shootings to have taken place since the Newtown shooting in 2009. For all of the discussion of what can be done to prevent future tragedies, little has changed. What… Continue watching
Sep 13 Gentler justice: Florida youth detention center enacts ‘homelike’ reforms By Megan Thompson The Duval County Detention Center in Jacksonville, Florida, where teenagers who have been arrested wait to be arraigned or sent on to long-term facilities, has enacted a set of reforms by the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice over the last… Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch More stress, less stigma drives college students to mental health services By PBS News Hour Rates of anxiety and depression among college students in the U.S. have soared in the past decade. In response, schools are trying to figure out the right course of treatment, counseling and intervention. Hari Sreenivasan speaks to Micky Sharma, director… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 54:37 PBS NewsHour full episode September 2, 2015 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, migrants and refugees from nations in turmoil push for passage inside Europe. Also; Ukraine struggles to slow down violence in the east, the FBI warns of antiquities plundered by the Islamic State, doctors and lawyers join… Continue watching
Sep 02 COLUMN: How raising taxes on the rich could prevent mass shootings By John Komlos Economist John Komlos argues that the United States needs to adopt universal mental health insurance as a way to lower the murder and mass murder rate. Continue reading
Aug 04 Report: Rise in jail deaths despite decrease in jail population By Colleen Shalby A new report on mortality in jails and state prisons released today from the Department of Justice shows that in 2013, the most recent year numbers are available, 967 people died while in jail. The majority of jail deaths occurred… Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch 6:22 ‘A curse from God’ — the stigma of mental illness in Pakistan By PBS News Hour Although up to 40 percent of the population could have mental health issues, getting help isn’t easy in Pakistan. The stigma against mental illness is prevalent, and even for those who do want to get help, psychiatrists are in short… Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch 3:09 Why are psychiatrists turning away patients who can’t pay cash? By PBS News Hour Fewer and fewer psychiatrists are accepting patients who use either private insurance or Medicare rather than cash to pay for sessions. That means low-income people often can't get proper psychiatric care, a development that can have tragic consequences. Bloomberg's Shannon… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 6:45 Does the U.S. need to change its mental health screening process for pilots? By PBS News Hour According to Lufthansa, the co-pilot who crashed a Germanwings flight into the French Alps had informed the company of severe depression in 2009. Judy Woodruff talks to Dr. Warren Silberman, a former FAA medical certification manager, and Dr. William Hurt… Continue watching
Mar 29 JetBlue pilot who had midair meltdown sues airline for more than $14M By Triana Kalmanoff Former JetBlue Airways Corp pilot, whose mid-flight meltdown forced an emergency landing of a plane he was co-piloting, sued the airline for more than $14 million on Friday, claiming the airline permitted him to fly despite signs of mental health… Continue reading