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I don't think that they're doing nearly what they could do. i don't expect to see the 10 million because they don't care about us. we're an inconvenience to them. >> reporter: an inconvenience and perhaps just another expense in bp's $3 billion tab in the gulf. randi kaye, cnn, new orleans. all right. we're digging deeper now with dr. elmore rigamer. he is medical director of catholic charities right here in new orleans. thanks so much for joining us. >> nice to be here. thank you. >> we've said it before. hurricane katrina, the recession, now this. you're seeing lots of patients, more than ...

Example of why you need more money from bp? >> if we are able to get more dollars, start a peer-2-peer counseling program, add weekend hours to our center and open a satellite office down the road because the need is clearly there. >> reporter: we tried to contact bp numerous times to ask why it hasn't even responded to the state's latest request. no one at bp responded to us either. does it surprise you that bp hasn't come forward with the $10 million to help people like your family that the state has requested? >> no. i don't think -- it's not surprising to me. i don't think that they're doi...

Cruz. his business depended on the gulf but with the spill getting worse, his brothers say emotionally he took a big hit. cruz also took a turn for the worse and as we told you he committed suicide. >> without leaving a note on wednesday, he took his own life. on top of the economic and ecological effects of this disaster, what about its emotional toll? let's bring in dr. elmore rigamer, the director for catholic charities of new orleans. a very difficult subject to talk about. you are a professional obviously dealing with folks who have these issues. i guess earlier i described it as sort aft...

Feelings of loss of self-worth or are you feeling manipulated or just feeling dismal about the future. then we also ask them, do you have little interest in doing things, nothing seems worth while, nothing seems meaningful to you. those are target questions that alert us to maybe we should have a further conversation. i would ask friends that if they hear other people talking like that, do the same, send them to us. >> that's great advice, doctor. one of the other issues i guess is that you've got a lot of guys down there, big, burly guys who are not likely to be the guys who are going to get ...