Damon Winter/The New York Times
In the largest newspaper in the world this week, one of the largest problems in the world was proposed as having a very simple solution.
There are few problems more heartbreaking and excruciating than the growing epidemic of youth (and adults) taking their own precious lives. And so, it’s understandable that great attention continues to go towards solutions that can make a difference.
In response to this urgent challenge, psychiatrist Richard A. Friedman asked in a New York Times op-ed: “How is it possible that so many of our young people are suffering from depression and killing themselves when we know perfectly well how to treat this illness?”
Do we? That’s certainly a widely shared perception among many in the general public today. But is the answer really this clear?
Read MoreOne of my best friends is in prison. Over the years, unusual mental and emotional experiences led him to seek some way – any way – to find answers and healing. And yet everywhere he turned, he was told there was one answer. When he resisted that answer, he was encouraged, then pressed, then taken to court.
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