Coronavirus Has Exposed the Burden of Mental Illness

Earlier this week, one of Manhattan's top emergency room doctors committed suicide. She had been serving heroically on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19, treating patients in the hardest hit city in the nation. Her death follows a number of recent White House Coronavirus Task Force briefings where the President suggested suicides would increase during this crisis. As hard as it may be for some to fathom taking your own life, this is something many have grappled with and may confront again as our country struggles to fight a massive economic downturn and a pandemic.