Collection:LPB

Genre: Newsmagazine

Place Covered: Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2020-01-24

Duration: 00:07:23

Subjects: Mental Health | Depression, Mental

Contributors:

• Williams, Natasha Host
• Woods, Virnado Photographer
• Pinkney, Kyra Interviewee
• Harvey, Case Interviewee

This segment from the January 24, 2020, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Natasha Williams’ report on the rising number of depression cases in Louisiana and the need for more mental health professionals. Williams reports that a recent Centers for Disease Control (CDC) study found that Louisiana had the second biggest increase in depression cases in the nation from 2014-2018. She interviews Kyra Pinkney, a mental health advocate, and Dr. Case Harvey, a psychiatrist at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge.