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>> miriam -- oh, go ahead. please finish. >> go ahead. so i think part of the solution is for the leadership of these first responder departments to speak only, frequently, about the importance of mental health and well-being, which i know that commissioner o'neill in new york city is doing now. >> that was what i was going to ask you. miriam, thank you very much for the study and shining a light on a remarkably important issue. and a reminder, if you or someone you know is in crisis, please call the national suicide prevention life line at 1-800-273-8255. you can also text "home" the word "ho...

National security council. coming up four new york city police officers died by suicide in the month of june rattling the country's largest police department and forcing its leadership to re-evaluate its strategy for destigma tiesing mental health and depression within its ranks. you are watching msnbc. snbc i've never been in one of these before, snbc even though geico has been- ohhh. ooh ohh here we go, here we go. you got cut off there, what were you saying? oooo. oh no no. maybe that geico has been proudly serving the military for over 75 years? is that what you wanted to say? mhmmm. i h...

Rate as much as five times higher than the civilian population. for those who wish to seek help, options are limited. the study goes on to reveal that across the united states, only 3 to 5% of law enforcement agencies have suicide prevention training programs. joining me now is a senior program officer. a philanthropic organization that advocates for people with disabilities and mental health issues. merriam, thank you for being with us. what caused you to research this? >> sure. so, we realized that first responders face death and destruction, not only in the aftermath of the most horrific ev...