dr.are on with joshua gordon. caller: yes, hello. are you talking to linda? host: you are on with our guest. caller: i am a frequent viewer of c-span. i want to give a kind of recognition. licensed professional counselor, i am a therapist. we have been working really hard. itcaseload is as full as ever was because people need a lot. different styles of therapy that are effective in general. one of my favorites is muscle relaxation and meditative breathing. i see that some large insurance companies are doing 30 second spots on tv and other places. sometimes it is good to get a sense of what the client wants. if i ask the doctor what kind of therapeutic intervention do you think is most helpful, thank you for the call. dr. gordon: thank you, for the question and the reminder that there are many forms of treatment which can be useful to help individuals who are suffering in the context of the pandemic. the methods, especially to help with anxiety and worry can be meditative relaxation and either staying in the moment and/or relaxation. youpecially appreciate tha

joshua gordon talking to us about issues related to mental health and covid 19 area the work of the nationalnstitute of mental health can be found at nimh.nih.gov. dr. gordon is the director of that organization. we thank you for your time. dr. gordon: thank you for having me. a great opportunity to get the world -- get the word out about the effects of mental health. host: the supreme court has been airing live oral arguments via telephone. those are continuing and you can see them on c-span. today the supreme court will continue those arguments. the arguments are historic because for the first time the audio is live to the public. when it is live to the public we make it live to you. you will hear some of those oral arguments at 10:00. if you joined us earlier you know that some of them deal with state decisions, especially when it deals with the topic of faceless electors, those electoral college candidates who failed to vote for the candidate they pledge to support. at issue is whether they can punish those electors to ensure the electors accurately represent the vote. after the session

joshua gordon, director of the national institute of mental health, will be on to talk about the impactf the pandemic on mental health and the nation's mental health care system. watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion. live wednesday on the c-span networks. at 10 a.m. on c-span, the supreme court hears the first of two cases regarding the electoral college and whether electors are required to vote for the winner of the state contest. that is followed by the case challenging the replacement of an elector who refused to vote for the winner of the election. at noon, the national constitution center in philadelphia reviews the day's oral arguments. at 3 p.m., the house oversight select subcommittee on the coronavirus response holds a briefing on what is needed to safely reopen the country amid the coronavirus pandemic. on c-span2, the senate returns to take up changes to the foreign intelligence surveillance act, known as fisa. the0 a.m. on c-span3, senate commerce committee hears testimony on fcc efforts to bridge the digital divide du

joshua gordon is the director of the national institute of mental health at n.i.h. and, former congressman patrick kennedy is the founder of the kennedy forum, which focus on these issues. he's also a leader of the national action alliance for suicide prevention. bentleman, welcome to you both, and thank you fog here. patrick kennedy, i want the start with you, because you have warned of what you have called a coming epidemic of suicide and overdose stemming from thisvi 19 pandemic. what have you seen so far at leads you to that conclusion? >> well, fist, we had an underlying epidemic to begin with, a record levels of increase in suicide d rdose and as you just mentioned, covid-19 is going to exacerbate exponentially the amount of suicide and overdose. you know that because the science from dr. gordon, research shows that with unemployment and the dislocation that it's caused forwe unemploymentee suicide go up. and with this degree of unemployment, it only stands to reason that we'r going tsee enormous suicide rates, and so our job nok is to mae sure that what happe

joshua gordon of the national institute of mental health and patrick kennedy of the kennedy forumyo than for being here. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> woodruff: new data released today shows that britain now has the worst covid-19 toll in europe: at least 32,000 dead. that's second worst in the world, after the united states. amid the crisis, health authorities there are probing why people of color are being portionately infected, a dying in greater numbers tha whites. special correspondent malcolm brabant visited a community with ese of the highest death r in britain, and he has this intimate portrait of how tragedy struck one family. mourning ) >> reporter: rukidi lee has sa goodbye to her husband of 14 years. dave lee was a 62-yeld martial arts instrtor with a formidable reputation. just weeks befe his death, lee was sparring with men half his age. >> for someo who was so fit and healthy, to be a victim of this disease, was shocking to . even when he first went in, i thought, at least inhe initial stages, i thought he'd recover. there was no reason or no underlying health condition.

joshua gordon, director of the national institute of mental health, will be on to talk about the impact of the pandemic on mental health and the nation's mental health care system. watch "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern this morning. >> next, members of the white house coronavirus task force testify on the federal response to the pandemic. national institute of allergy and infectious diseases director dr. anthony fauci testified about guidelines in place to safely reopen the economy but warned the country can expect little spikes that might turn into outbreaks. other witnesses included cdc director robert redfield, assistant hhs secretary admiral brett show while, and fda commissioner stephen hahn.

joshua gordon, director of the national institute of mental health, will talk about the impact of themic on mental health and the nation's mental health care system. live atshington journal 7:00 eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion. altered --as unfiltered coverage to of the federal response to the coronavirus, which features our daily call-in program washington journal, hearing your thoughts about the crisis. if you missed any of our live coverage, watch anytime on demand at c-span.org/coronavirus. >> coming up tonight on c-span, dr. anthony fauci and members of the white house coronavirus task force testify on guidelines to reopen the u.s. economy amid the pandemic. >> next, members of the white house coronavirus task force testify on the federal response .o the pandemic national institute of allergy and infectious diseases director dr. anthony fauci testified about guidelines in place to safely reopen the economy but warned the country can expect little spikes that might turn into outbreaks. other witnesses included cdc director robertfi

joshua gordon, director of the national incident of mental health, on the impact covid-19 is having on mental health and the nation's mental health care system. ♪ host: democrats plan to vote this week on the $3 trillion financial package. providing funding for the postal health services. senate republicans are questioning the need for a funding bill. some culling it aspirational. we will take your calls on it. if you want to comment on the phone lines, it's (202) 748-8000

joshua gordon, director of the national institute of mental health, will be on to talk about the impact of the pandemic on mental health in the nation's mental health care system. watch washington journal live at 7:00 eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion. >> live wednesday on the c-span networks, at 10 a.m. on c-span, the supreme court hears the first of two cases regarding the electoral college and whether electors are required to vote for the winner of the state contest. that is followed by the case challenging the replacement of an elector who refused to vote for the winner of the election. at noon, the national constitution center in philadelphia reviews the day's for all units. the house select subcommittee on the coronavirus response holds a briefing on what is needed to safely reopen the country amid the coronavirus pandemic. on c-span2, the senate returned to take up changes to the foreign intelligence surveillance act, known as fisa. at 10 a.m. on c-span3, the senate commerce committee hears testimony on fcc efforts to bridge the digital divide during the covid-19 pan