jennifer dinnell isrector of adult and community services for every mind. thank you both for being here to talk about a very important topic and one that we've been discussing here at nbc 4 for several years now as part of our "changing minds" initiative. want to start with chdren and young adults. according to the cdc's youth risk behavior survey, suicide ie now t second leading cause of death for people between the ages of 10 and 24 as well as college-age youth and teens between 12 and 18. that sounds like an epidemic. is it? >> i think that what we're seeing is an increase, absolutely. i don't know if we an epidemic at this point, but i do think that our children are facing a lot more challenges, maybe, than anything we've ever seen before. and so, they're not connecting neessarily with resources or with the kinds of services that they need. they don't know where to turn to for help. and so, we're seeing an increase in suicidal behaviors. >> jennifer, disturbing numbers also from the journal of pediatrics. we read about this in the "washington post" this