Dr. Andrew Taylor, professor of political science at N.C. State University, discusses one of the key issues the 113th Congress is likely to face. Taylor offered these comments during a Jan. 14, 2013, speech for the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. To watch full-length presentations of JLF events, click here.
Tillis announces legislation to improve suicide and crisis lifeline
At a time when depression rates among adults and children surge to record levels, US Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, along with US Sen. Alex Padilla, D-CA, co-chairs of the bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus, US Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, announced a critical step on Friday to improve the 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.