A note on post Katrina Suicides from Dr. Bob

From the NY Times:
June 21, 2006
A Legacy of the Storm: Depression and Suicide
By SUSAN SAULNY
Officials say the suicide rate in New Orleans is close to triple what it was before Hurricane Katrina struck.

From Dr. Bob:

"This message itself is depressing, even if it were only happening in New Orleans. Unfortunately, the same phenomenon--a Katrina induced crisis in a mental health care "system" that was already defective before the storm uncovered its shortcomings--exists all along the Gulf Coast of Mississippi as well. It hits "the least, the lost, and the left out" of society the hardest.

The aftermath(s) of Katrina are not over. Keep hoping and praying for these people, for the continued strength to rise up and above this.

The journey is yet a long one, and (to quote Robert Frost): "There are miles to go before [we] sleep" -- BOB