You can reach 700,000 people monthly with your message by becoming a proud sponsor of this award-winning Web site. Click here for more information and contact. Governor Jesse Ventura's lack of sympathy for persons driven by brain disorders to commit suicide stands as an example of the ignorance and stigma that still needs to be overcome in American society in the treatment of mental illness. We expect more of public leaders. Governor Ventura needs to apologize to the nation for his remarks and demonstrate new awareness and support for people who need help instead of contempt for a no-fault disorder that destroys lives.
Suicide occurs because of biological factors in the brain that distorts rational thinking.
It is not the result of a lack of character or courage. As a nation, we have lost many leaders, public and private, to suicide. No one is immune. Their efforts to spare American families the pain of suicide and to provide paths to recovery stand in noble contrast to the Governor's remarks.