COMING UP NEXT ON HEADLINE HUMBOLDT WE TAKE STOCK NOW THAT THE RACES VOTES HAVE BEEN CAST.

WE'LL TACKLE THESE QUESTIONS AND MORE.

WE'LL AND SUICIDE FROM PROJECT AND TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

WITH LINDA STANSBERRY.

COMING UP ON HEADLINE HUMBOLDT.

FROM THE TOP OF THE HUMBOLDT HILL I'M JAMES FALK THANKS FOR SCBROUNGE US.

WHILE QUESTIONS REMAIN ABOUT THE BALANCE OF CONGRESS.

REJECTED THE NORMAL STAFFING CHANGES FOR A NEW PRESIDENT.

PROGNOSTICATORS WERE SWEEPING REPUBLICANS INTO POWER.

AND FURTHER CRIPPLING JOBE BIDEN.

HE'S AN UNPOPULAR PRESIDENT AFTER ALL.

IT IS A PRETTY BROAD OF CYNICAL AND DISINGENUOUS CLAIMS ABOUT THE STATE OF THIS MACHINERY.

FOR THE VOTERS SEEM TO HAVE CHOSEN A ANOTHER PATH.

THAT HAVE BEEN SO VEHEMENTLY EMBRACED BY SOME REPUBLICAN.

MUCH REMAINS TO BE SEEN HOW FUNCTIONAL THIS NEW FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN BE GIVEN THE ENDURING DIVISIONS THAT SPLIT THIS 80 INTO HARDENED CAMP.

FIRST THESE RESULTS INDICATE THINGS AS THEY STAND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ELECTION WEEK.

SOME OF THESE NUMBERS MAY HAVE CHANGED.

CURRENT NUMBERS CAN BE WITH ANY HUMBOLDTGOV.org.

WHERE THOUSANDS OF VOTES AND MANY OF THESE RACES COULD STILWELL SHIFT.

IN THE RECORD FOR COUNTY CLERK.

20% TABULATED.

CERVANTES RECEIVED 31.43%.

AND MEREDITH MATTHEWS RECEIVED KIMBERLY 30.11%.

IN THE CITY COUNCIL.

FULLERTON RECEIVED 47.69% IN THE RACE FOR THE THIRD WARD.

AND THE FIFTH WARD RENE CONTRERAS DeLOACH WHILE COUTURE RECEIVED 48.27%.

IN THE RACE FOR SECOND JARED HUFFMAN RECEIVED 60.99%.

BROWER RECEIVED 39.1%.

IN THE SECOND DISTRICT IN THE STATE INCUMBENT MIKE McWIRE WHILE A CHALLENGER RECEIVED 39.15.

HE WILL BE REELECTED WILL ASSEMBLYMAN JIM WOOD.

HE RECEIVED 61.3% TO CIVOLLO.

HUMBOLDT COUNTY DID SUPPORT PROPOSITION 1.

WITH 69% FOR IT TO 31% AGAINST IT.

STATEWIDE THAT NUMBER IS 65% IN FAVOR.

BOTH SPORTS BETTING INITIATIVES FAILED IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY WITH 70.01% VOTING AGAINST PROPOSITION 26.

AND THAT'S A LARGE MAJORITY VOTING MAJORITY SIMILAR RESULTS WERE REPORTED STATEWIDE.

THOSE APPEARS TO BE GOING DOWN.

FOR ARTS AND MUSIC PROGRAMS PASSED HUMBOLDT COUNTY WITH 64.44% OF THE VOTE.

STATEWIDE THAT NUMBER APPROACHES 61.5.

PROPOSITION 29 WHICH WOULD REQUIRE REPORTING.

FAILED.

PROPOSITION 30 WOULD IMPOSE ON WEALTHY STATE RESIDENTS TO SUPPORT ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

IT PASSED IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY WITH 50.48%.

WITH THE 59% VOTING NO.

LASTLY PROPOSITION 31 WOULD STATE BAN ON THE FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS.

THAT NUMBER ALSO RISES STATEWIDE TO 62.3% OVERALL.

GAVIN NEWSOM HAVE BEEN REELECTED STATEWIDE.

A PROPOSAL TO EARTH FLY IN THE ARCATA THAT MEASURES 44.76% VOTED NO WHILE 52.5 VOTED IN SUPPORT.

WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO CHAT WITH SOME POLL WORKERS TO ASK THEM ABOUT THEIR MOTIVATIONS.

>> WE HAVE A FEW SPELLS WHERE THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF LINE A FIVE PEOPLE OR SO.

OTHERWISE THEY'VE BEEN COMING IN.

>> TODAY WE'VE HAD PROBABLY FIVE OR SEVEN FOLKS IT WAS THE FIRST TIME VOTING.

I THINK THAT'S THE KIND OF THING THAT'S NICE TO SEE AGAIN THEY'RE INVOLVED INVOLVED IN A PROCESS.

I THINK PEOPLE SHOULD SYSTEM FIRST IT DOES HELP MORE PEOPLE VOTE.

AND PEOPLE SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED NOT DISCOURAGED BY IT.

THERE'S NO REASON TO DOUBT OUR ELECTORAL SYSTEM IN HERE.

MOST OF THE PEOPLE THANK US.

WHEN THEY'RE LEAVING THEY'RE THANKING US FOR DOING THIS.

I TALKED TO A FEW OF THE FOLKS.

WHILE WE HAVE NEW FOLKS.

I DID ASK THEM WHY THEY DO IT.

IT'S AMERICAN PRIDE AND SO THEY WANT TO BE PART OF THE PROCESS.

>> REAL QUICK BEFORE WE MOVE I WANT TO SAY I MISSPOKE WITH MEASURE M 44.6% IN FAVOR OF IT.

DID FAIL.

BUT I GOT THE NUMBERS A LITTLE MIXED.

THERE'S A LOT OF NUMBERS.

WE JUST HEARD FROM AN ELECTION WORKER WHY HE CHOSE TO VOLUNTEER.

I KNOW YOU THAT IS I SERVED MY SECOND EVER LOCAL ELECTION.

I PROMISED MY FELLOW CLERKS I WOULD PUT A PLUG FOR THE JOB.

ON ELECTION DAY, I'D RECOMMEND GETTING IN TOUCH WITH THE COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE GETTING ON THEIR LIST.

IT IS A GREAT TIME.

WHAT IS INVOLVED WITH THAT.

I IMAGINE THERE'S SOME TRAINING TO PREPARE YOURSELF OR IS THAT JUST FOR A CERTAIN CLASS OF PEOPLE SHOW UP AND OTHER PEOPLE RECEIVE TRAINING.

HOW DOES THAT WORK?

>> ALL WORKERS ARE RIGOROUSLY TRAINED.

THEY COVERED A LOT OF THE INFORMATION.

ELECTION OFFICE IS MOST EFFICIENT ORGANIZED COUNTY OFFICE WE HAVE.

AND BY THE TIME.

>> 5:45.

AND 10:00 P.M. >> THAT'S A LONG DAY.

AT THE END OF THE PROCESS.

THIS IS YOUR SECOND TIME I GUESS.

DID ANYBODY BEING BEHIND THE SCENES.

>> I WOULD SAY AS A GENERAL RULE NO.

I LOVE OUR COMMUNITY AND I FEEL AS THOUGH THE PEOPLE WHO SHOW UP ON ELECTION DAY AND WHO VOLUNTEER ON ELECTION DAY REPRESENT SOME OF BEST OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY.

AND ABSOLUTELY.

>> I LOVE PEOPLE WATCHING AND MEETING MY NEIGHBORS, AND IN GENERAL I HAVE NOTHING BUT GOOD THINGS TO SAY ABOUT IT.

I WATCHED A NEWLY MINTED VOTER 18 YEARS OLD LITERALLY PRANCE TO CAST HIS BALLOT.

THAT KIND OF THING MAKES IT SO REWARDING.

>> MY 18-YEAR-OLD HENRY HE'S NOT HERE TODAY.

THAT WAS VERY EXCITING FOR MOVING ON TO THE RESULTS.

ANY THOUGHTS.

OBVIOUSLY YOU'VE BEEN COVERING HUMBOLDT COUNTY FOR A LONG TIME.

YOU'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK HERE.

DID ANYTHING SURPRISE YOU ABOUT THE NATIONAL OR LOCAL RESULTS.

>> ALTHOUGH WE DON'T HAVE A FULL COUNT ON THE VOTES AND FULL DISCLOSURE I HAVEN'T BEEN PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE EUREKA CITY COUNCIL.

I WAS SURPRISED WHO'S GOING TO BE THE WINNER IN THOSE ELECTIONS.

IF I THE PAST COUPLE OF ELECTIONS THERE'S BEEN KIND OF A CLEAR PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATE FOR EACH OF THOSE.

THEY'VE HAD A FAIRLY ROBUST LEAD.

THIS YEAR IT SEEMS A LITTLE CLOSER.

I FOUND MYSELF SURPRISED BY THAT.

ALSO JOHN FULLERTON THIS IS HIS THIRD OR FOURTH TIME RUNNING.

THIS TIME IT SEEMS VERY CLOSE FOR HER.

>> FOURTH TIME IS A CHARM.

>> WELL.

>> THE ARCATA CITY COUNCIL RACES IT BRIT WATSON FINALLY MAY BE MEETING HIS MAKER.

LOSING HIS CITY COUNCIL RACE.

IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE HE'S ON TRACK TO WIN.

HE MAY BE MOVING ON TO HIS NEXT STAGE OF HIS CAREER.

>> NATIONALLY I MEAN I THINK A LOT OF THE PEOPLE WERE SURPRISED IT WAS THE RED WAVE ELECTION.

TYPICALLY WHEN A PRESIDENT IN HIS FIRST MIDTERM HE SORE SHE GETS CLOBBERED.

THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN THIS HAPPEN.

DO YOU HAVE ANY SENSE FROM YOUR OWN MEDIA DIET THAT GIVES YOU SOME INSIGHT.

FROM MY OWN MEDIA DIET.

I NEED EVERYONE TO REMEMBER HALF OF THE UNITED STATES POPULATION ARE WOMEN WHO'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS.

I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF THAT HAD AN IMPACT.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT THIS ELECTION WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR IN THE FUTURE.

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT'S GOING TO STICK OUT.

REMIND PEOPLE IN THE FUTURE THIS WAS THE YEAR THAT SOMETHING CHANGED.

>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF RHETORIC ABOUT THIS ELECTION BEING A REFERENDUM ON FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND HIS SLATE OF PREFERRED CANDIDATES.

READING THROUGH HISTORY AND IT MIGHT GIVE YOU A SENSE WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S THE CASE.

MAYBE WE HAVE A FULL IDEA OF THE SCOPE OF THIS IN 100 YEARS OR MORE.

>> EXACTLY RIGHT.

ONE THING I NOTICED AND ACTUALLY GOING TO THE POLLS WAS A PART OF THE PROCESS.

I MENTIONED THAT MY SON WENT DOWN THERE.

THAT ISN'T THE CASE NOW.

YOU'RE SPENDING 17 HOURS AT A POLLING PLACE TO WORK.

DO YOU MISS THAT OLD FLAVOR OF ELECTIONS?

AND DO YOU THINK WE'VE LOST EVERYTHING HAVING MOST THINGS BEING MAIL IN.

I THINK THAT THE VOTE BY MAIL IS A GREAT IDEA.

AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY I HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE COME IN TODAY WHO HAD MISPLACED THEIR VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT AND/OR HAD THROWN IT AWAY BY ACCIDENT.

I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE THEM IT WITH THEM TO THE POLLS.

IF SOMEONE WE HAVE TO CALL THE'S LEXIS OFFICE DIRECTLY.

VOID THAT BALLOT SO THEY CAN VOTE IN PERSON.

A BIG SHOUT-OUT TO THE COUNTY ELECTION STAFF FOR MANNING THE PHONES ALL DAY.

THEY HAD A LOT OF WORK ON THEIR PLATE.

>> BECAUSE MY SON HAD TO DO THAT WHERE HE DIDN'T BRING HIS BALLOT WHEN HE WENT TO GO VOTE.

THAT DID CAUSE A PHONE CALL.

>> THERE IS SOME SPECIFIC CASES SUCH A LATE REGISTERED VOTER.

THAT PAPERWORK HAD NOT GONE THROUGH.

THEY MIGHT RECEIVE A PROVISIONAL BALLOT.

IF THEY'RE ABLE TO VERIFY YOUR NAME AND YOU WERE SENT A VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT.

AND THEY CAN VOID IT, AND THEY CAN VOTE THERE.

>> THAT'S WHY IT PAYS TO HAVE PEOPLE IN PLACE.

WE HAVE YOU FOR A TWO PART INTERVIEW.

THE SECOND K345UR9 OF OUR CHAT THE CONVERSATIONS RESOLVE AROUND THE HEALTHCARE.

I'M ANITA LITTLETON.

I'M A FAMILY SPECIALIST AND I'M A COMMUNITY LIAISON.

AND I'M DREW BARBER.

I'M THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF METOLA ALSO CAPTAIN OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

>> IF SOMEONE IS HAVING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS.

WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO LEAVE ANYBODY IN A POSITION OF VULNERABILITY.

SO WE REALLY TRY TO FIND THE RESOURCES THAT CAN HELP THEM WHETHER THAT'S A PHONE CALL, WHETHER THAT'S JUST A PLACE TO RECUPERATE SO THEY CAN MAKE THE NECESSARY PHONE CALLS LATER.

IF IT'S A ONE WAY BUS TICKET OR OUT TO SAFETY WE CAN DO THAT.

WE ARE A LITTLE LIMITED THROUGH THE RESOURCE CENTER WHAT WE CAN DO.

WE DO TRY TO HELP AS BEST WE CAN WITH CONNECTING PEOPLE TO THE RIGHT RESOURCES.

AND SO WITH NOBODY ELSE TO DO IT.

AND EVERY DAY WE WAKE UP AND DO IT.

THERE'S ENOUGH PEOPLE THAT RECOGNIZE THAT, IT ENDS UP BEING A REALLY SPECIAL PLACE, AND I THINK AT LEAST TO SOME DEGREE BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP DOING IT.

WE HAVE TO KEEP SHOWING UP.

WITH THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT WE HAVE A DIFFERENT RELATIONSHIP WITH MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS.

IT'S ON THE OPPOSITE END OF THE SPECTRUM.

WE SHOW UP WHEN THERE'S AN INJURY.

OCCASIONALLY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAN PARTICIPATE IN A AN INJURY.

THAT IS DEFINITELY NOT OUR STRENGTH AND OUR SPECIALTY.

I KIND OF SEE THE RESOURCE CENTER IS LIKE THIS AGGREGATE PREVENTION TOOL THAT OVER TIME WORKS ON THINGS LIKE MINIMIZING ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES SO YOU END UP WITH FEWER SITUATIONS THAT PUT PEOPLE AT-RISK FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO NEED TO BE CALLED.

THAT'S SORT OF THE PROGRESSION.

BUT THERE IS A GAP IN BETWEEN THE SERVICES WHERE IT'S WHERE THERE'S A CRISIS AND IT'S OUTSIDE OF THE HANDS OF THE RESOURCE CENTER AND THERE'S NOT AN INJURY.

SO THEREFORE IT'S KIND OF OUTSIDE THE RANGE OF THE 2350IR DEPARTMENT.

I ORIGINALLY GOT INVOLVED IN THE RESOURCE CENTER BECAUSE THERE WAS THERE WAS JUST THE POST-INJURY FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONSE AND WE HAD A LOCAL SUICIDE THAT A LOT OF US IN THE AREA SAW COMING.

WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY TOOLS OR WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY RESOURCES.

AND THE WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY TRAINING.

AS A FIRE DEPARTMENT THERE WAS NOTHING WE COULD DO.

IT SEEMED INEVITABLE THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.

THEN WE RESPONDED TO THE CALL.

IT WAS REALLY HARD ON A LOT OF US.

THAT'S WHERE I GOT INVOLVED WITH THE RESOURCE CENTER WITH THE AGGREGATE OF POSSIBILITY.

THERE IS STILL THAT BIG SPACE IN BETWEEN SERVICES.

SO IT'S A LOT OF ONLINE WORK AND TELEPHONE WORK WITH A LOT OF WAITING.

SO THERE'S BEEN TIMES WHERE WE'VE HAD CLIENTS ON HOLD FOR 2 HOURS TO GET HELP FROM AGENCIES.

INTERNET IS HUGE.

THEY CAN BRING IN THEIR ON-LAPTOPS OR WE CAN PROVIDE THEM WITH A LAPTOP.

WE HAVE SPOTTY CELL PHONE RECEPTION THROUGHOUT THE VALLEY AND BEYOND.

IF YOU CAN STILL GET OTHER SERVICES IF YOU ARE ON SATELLITE OR TV OR INTERNET SERVICES LIKEWISE.

>> AND SPOTTY CELL PHONE IS A GOOD WAY TO PUT IT.

THE SPOTS -- THE MAJORITY OF WHAT'S OUT THERE IS BLANK IN TERMS OF NO RECEPTION.

WHEN LINDA SAYS SPOTTY THERE'S VERY FEW PLACES.

>> WELL, I THINK THAT THE GENERAL ATTITUDE FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVES IN THE VALLEY IS REALLY A WIDE SPECTRUM.

I DO FEEL LIKE IT'S CHANGING.

I FEEL WE HAVE A PLATFORM TO SPEAK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND PEOPLE ARE REALIZING IT'S A VALUABLE TOOL.

I THINK THERE'S STILL A LOT OF MORE WORK TO BE DONE WITH DESTIGMATIZING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND IT'S OKAY TO ASK FOR HELP AND IT'S OKAY TO TALK TO PEOPLE.

>> I WOULD GIVE A VOICE TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND THE RESOURCE CENTER NETWORKS THAT EXIST THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND REMIND PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE LEARNING ABOUT THOSE ENTITIES THAT THE BEST TIME FOR US TO HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS AND PLANNING AND BUILDING THESE SUPPORT SERVICES WHEN WE'RE NOT EXPERIENCING A CRISIS THAT OFTENTIMES FOR MOST OF US WE DON'T THINK ABOUT IT UNTIL WE'RE HAVING THAT EXPERIENCED OR WE'RE CONNECTED TO THAT EXPERIENCED THROUGH SOMEBODY ELSE.

AND SUDDENLY IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.

AND HOPEFULLY THERE'S BEEN ENOUGH PEOPLE THINKING ABOUT IT THROUGH TIME.

I THINK ABOUT THE SEAT BELT.

NOBODY CAN MAKE ME WEAR OUR SEAT BELTS AND HOW OFTEN DO WE HAVE AN ACCIDENT.

BUT WE STILL WEAR THAT SEAT BELT.

THESE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ARE THE REALLY THE SEAT BELT WE NEED TO ENGAGE AND ALWAYS PUT IT ON AND ALWAYS FULFILLING AND ENCOURAGING IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THANKS FOR DOING THIS WORK.

>> YES.

>> WOW.

THAT WAS GREAT.

SO CAN WE TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS CONVERSATION CAME ABOUT AND EVENTUALLY WORK OUR WAY INTO WHAT THE BROADER PROJECT IS.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

I WANTED TO TALK TO SOME FOLKS IN MY COMMUNITY.

I FEEL AS SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT AND SPECIFICALLY THAT REGION ARE UNDERREPRESENTED IN TERMS OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE OF HEALTHCARE OPTIONS.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> AND MENTAL HEALTH IS HEALTHCARE.

>> OF COURSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T RECOGNIZE.

>> THAT'S TRUE.

>> YOU MENTIONED THAT THE RESOURCE CENTER ISN'T A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE GO FOR ACTUAL CARE IT BRIDGES THE GAPS THAT EXISTS OR ACTS A REFERRAL FOR THEM.

>> THEY HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT SERVICES AVAILABLE INCLUDING EXTENDED SERVICES FOR PARENTS.

PLAY GROUPS FOR KIDS.

THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT AS A NETWORK OF SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE.

WE'RE NOT SILOED AS A COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE A BROAD NEED FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF SUPPORT.

ONE OF THEIR BIGGEST NEEDS IN LOCALLY IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY RURAL AND OTHERWISE IS FOOD.

FOOD SCARCITY IS A HUGE ISSUE RIGHT NOW.

THOSE ARE NEEDS WE NEED TO ATTEND TO.

I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DONATE.

IF YOU HAVE AN EXTRA SHARE IT.

IT'S REAL IMPORTANT ABOUT IT.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU STRIKES ME YOU SEE THINGS POP UP.

WHAT PEOPLE NORMALLY CONSIDER THE INFRASTRUCTURE.

BUT THE NEEDS THAT NEED TO BE MET.

YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO'RE LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITY POP UP AND FILL THOSE NICHES WHERE THEY'RE NEEDED.

IT'S SORT OF WE ALL TEND TO THINK SO MUCH NEEDS TO BE PUT IN PLACE.

BUT A LOT OF TIMES INGENUITY.

THAT'S A VERY HUMBOLDT COUNTY STORY.

IT'S A VERY METOL VALLEY.

BUT BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE UTILITIES WHAT YOU AND I HAVE IN EUREKA.

IN THE METOL MOST OF US RELY ON WIND POWER, SOLAR POWER.

WIND HEATING.

WE FIX OUR OWN PLUMBING.

WE'RE USED TO BUILDING THINGS OURSELVES.

WHETHER IT'S OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM OR CREATING PERSONNEL FOR OUR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS.

THE PEOPLE IN MY COMMUNITY HAVE CREATED A LOT OF A345IINGS THINGS.

AND IT'S JUST RIGHT NOW THE CALL IS TO STEP UP AND SUPPORT MEMBERS OTHER MEMBERS WHO MAY BE IN MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS.

THERE IS A 988, AND MANY PLACES IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY INCLUDING DON'T HAVE CONSISTENT CELL PHONE SERVICE.

SO WHILE I WOULD ENCOURAGE WHO'S HAVING A CRISIS, WHO'S FEELING LIKE THEY MIGHT TAKE THEIR OWN LIFE TO CALL THAT NUMBER.

IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO HAVE OTHER OPTIONS.

>> THIS INTERVIEW COMES OUT OF A PROJECT YOU'RE WORKING WITH DAVID THOMPSON ABOUT SUICIDE PREVENTION IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY.

THAT WILL BE PREMIERING.

SEEING THE SIGNS THE SUICIDE PREVENTION IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY.

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

>> WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING TO COVER IN THAT DOCUMENTARY.

>> WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS REENFORCED AS DOING THIS DOCUMENTARY WHICH I INTERVIEWED A COUPLE OF LOCAL FAMILIES WHO WERE AFFECTED BY SUICIDE AND ALSO SOME MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, WE HAVE A REAL DEARTH OF MENTAL HEALTH OPTIONS OF DOCTORS, OF PROFESSIONALS IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY.

I DID NOT REALIZE HOW EXTREME THAT PROBLEM WAS UNTIL I WAS TALKING WITH PEOPLE WHO WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF REALLY ACTIVELY TRYING TO FIND HELP FOR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO WERE IN A MENTAL HEALTH KREIS.

AND NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND ANYONE.

WE TALK ABOUT OUR LOCAL DOCTOR SHORTAGE.

AGAIN MENTAL IS HEALTHCARE.

AND WE NEED TO CONSIDER THAT AS PART OF OUR ECOSYSTEM OF HEALTHCARE.

>> ARE THERE ANY SECTIONS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY THAT ARE MORE PRONE TO FACING THAT ISSUE.

AND PARENTS SHOULD WATCH OUT THERE.

WHAT ARE THE RISKS FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE GENERAL POPULATIONS WHEN THEY'RE LOOKING AT THEIR FAMILIES SOMETIMES.

WE KNOW PEOPLE HAVE HAD ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES OR ACES THAT ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DIFFERENT THINGS INCLUDING SUICIDAL IDEATION.

IN GENERAL WHAT I LEARNED FROM TALKING TO PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS IS THAT THEIR LOVED ONES OFTEN TALKED ABOUT FEELING HELPLESS, FEELING LONELY.

THESE ARE COMMON THOUGHTS WITH SUICIDAL IDEATION.

IT'S A FEELING OF HOPELESSNESS.

WHEN SOMEONE TALKS NOT WANTING TO BE A BURDEN OR FEELING LIKE ASKING FOR HELP IS BURDENSOME TO PEOPLE THAT CAN BE A WARNING SIGN.

HAVING AN HONEST CONVERSATION WITH SOMEONE YOU'RE WORRIED USING THE WORD SUICIDE PEOPLE ARE AFRAID OF TALKING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY FEEL IT WILL ENCOURAGE THE PERSON TO TAKE THEIR LIFE.

HAVING THAT CONVERSATION SAYING THE WORD AND BEING HONEST IS ACTUALLY REALLY EFFECTIVE AND NOT MOST PEOPLE WHO THINK ABOUT SUICIDE DO NOT TAKE THEIR OWN LIVES.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO TELL THOSE STORIES OF RECOVERY AS WELL.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

THEY CAN BE A SOURCE OF STRENGTH AND REALIZE THAT MAYBE JUST HAVING THE THOUGHT DOESN'T IMMEDIATELY DRIVE TO ONE PARTICULAR RESULT OR THE OTHER.

WE ONLY HAVE A MINUTE LEFT.

IF YOU COULD WHEN YOU'RE INTERVIEWING FOLKS IN THIS REGARD I KNOW IT CAN BE PARTICULARLY TRICKY FOR A JOURNALIST.

HOW DID YOU APPROACH THAT?

>> SO SUICIDE IS SOMETHING THAT IS AFFECTED ME IN MY OWN PERSONAL LIFE AND SO I FIND MYSELF CONNECTING VERY CLOSELY WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALSO BEEN THROUGH THAT WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY IT.

I GUESS I DON'T APPROACH AS A JOURNALIST.

I APPROACH HAVING BEEN IMPACTED BY IT.

>> THAT SOUNDS AMAZING.

CAN'T WAIT TO SEE.

THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR TONIGHT.

STAY TUNED, STAY INFORMED.