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joining us now, cnn senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen. what are the factors that seem to be contributing to this spike? >> fredricka, the spike i think was really shocking to so many people. and really we don't know exactly why it went up so much. however, there are a couple of theories. one of them is when you look at 1999 to 2016, that encompasses the economic downturn of 2008 and that certainly was so hard on so many people. it also encompasses and we were just talking about this with anthony bourdain, the opoid epidemic. so that's when it really was on the rise. and so that might have something to do with it too. but in general, we're not entirely clear on what all the factors might be. >> elizabeth, you know, what are the signs to look for, you know, if someone is concerned about someone very close to them or perhaps someone personally watching this. as, you know, a feeling, a very troubled. at are the signs? that should people do? >> right. it's so important, fredricka, to know the signs and to not be afraid to talk about it with th

i want to bring in cnn senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen. elizabeth, with this news of anthony bourdain taking his life, and, of course, this comes on the heels of kate spade, it just shows you that it doesn't discriminate. >> it doesn't discriminate, pamela. i think allison cammarata earlier on the air said something i think was very touching and she said, you know, very true, which is that success does not -- it is not a cure for depression or for mental illness. success is not a vaccine. and i think, you know, we all need to think about when we look at people and think they have it all, everything is okay, that's not always the case. >> and it makes you think why, why are suicide rates on the rise as i said from 1999 to 2016, 25 states had increases of more than 30%. why? >> you know, they're not exactly sure, pamela. but there is a couple -- there are a couple of things we know. you said the dates, 99 to 2016, that encompasses the economic downturn of 2008. and so a lot of people, their lives were really affected during that time. and so

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i'm joined by our cnn medical correspondent, elizabeth cohen. very sad indeed. let's talk about the study, elizabeth. did the study give us any reason about why there has been this dramatic increase in suicides? >> wolf, there is not a very clear explanation, but when we talked to experts we found there were two trends happening during the time period covering the report, '99 to 2016. one of them is that encompasses the economic downturn of 2008. that was a very difficult time for some people. secondly, it encompasses the time when opioid use was on the rise. substance abuse can also commit to suicide. we don't have a really, really great answer, but we think those two trends have something to do with it. >> so what's being done to try to curb this epidemic? >> first of all, the department of health and human services last week increased funding for suicide programs, giving lots of dollars to various programs around the country to prevent suicide. more places people can go to, more outreach to say it's okay to talk about this and there is no shame in having these

joining me now, cnn senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen is here. abeth, these big names, their tragic deaths in the same week. what do people do with this? >> unfortunately what happens is there is sometimes a trend where people will call a copycat suicide. we are not saying that's what happened here. but, you know, for anyone gwho s listening this and hearing this and bringing up feelings, it is important to get help, it is so important to reach out to the suicide prevention hot line. we had that number on our air throughout the morning. unfortunately i think sometimes these -- mental health experts will tell you is that when they see other people, sometimes when people see other people doing this, it brings up those feelings. this is a vulnerable time for a lot of people. you and i are feeling it. and other people are going to feel this. it is okay for all of us to say this is a tough time. and if you've been struggling with mental illness or with suicidal thoughts before, this is a particularly tough week. >> and there is just a new -- a new stud

cohen has violated any laws. >> michael zelden, always good to see you. thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> this just in to cnn, elizabethn arriving at a detention facility in texas. polo sandoval is also there. so polo, what can you tell us about access, what is there, et cetera? >> reporter: i'm not sure exactly what you see right now, but the lawmakers, these mainly democrats who have come to this particular location to see firsthand what the conditions are are like inside and even trying to speak to some of these people and children that are being kept in here, we understand senator ward has been spending about 45 minutes now. part of her visit to the rio grande value it comes to the scene of a senator trying to block a bus. the senator is inside right now. we expect to her had make her way out of that facility to try to talk to her and see what her reaction is to the situation inside. >> so, polo, when she does come out, will there be access where you can try to see if she's willing to share her point of view? >> that's certainly something we will be efforting here. we have tried to get cameras inside ourselves for