Patrick Kennedy

We've really never done white papers on that.

But if we really want to get to population health and societal health,

and intergenerational health if we want to reduce this epidemic of suicide amongst young people we had better start now this is not going to get better overnight and best chances to start now we'll see this pay

long-term dividends for our country and lower criminal justice, lower healthcare costs, lower costs in the workplace, and lower societal costs.

But we just have to map this all out.

Think about two or three people in their life that are struggling in some way or another.

that could benefit from them reaching out and just calling you know i guess even texting or emailing but there's no substitute to a voice on the phone i just think that's a game changer because when you do that you enter the spiritual realm which is helping another and

having your own burdens seem a lot lighter after you've reached out to someone else and you've entered their world and what's going on with them.

That's the solution.

It's the most paradoxical thing that you're helped by helping others.

It's the heart of what I work on in 12-step recovery.

And it's the most rewarding thing.

And it's what

will give me the best chance of remaining sober.

There's nothing that will substitute for intensive work with others.

Nothing.

And I've been around the block.

There's no man-made solution that can solve this.

This is the most challenging, insidious thing.

And it's what makes people feel very overwhelmed by these illnesses.