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Harsh weather, economic distress worsening mental health - experts

Experts agree that there is an urgent need for concerted efforts to address the drivers of mental health problems and provide solutions to those affected

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Navajo psychiatrist bridges gaps between Native American culture and behavioral health care

GANADO – As a Navajo himself, Dr. Richard Laughter understands mental health issues experienced by members of the Navajo Nation on a deeply personal level. As a Native American psychiatrist,

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four people had been gunned down just miles apart and private investigator was convinced dwight jones was the killer. rick's insight into dwight's mental state developed over time in the aftermath of that terrifying night connie jones managed to escape her husband's rage. here again, is josh with unraveled. >> dr. connie jones spent 22 years married to a mentally ill and abusive husband. she was about to learn her personal ordeal might have led to a crisis for a whole city. >> i'll take you out -- >> back in 2009, after that frightening standoff with police at their home in scotsdale, arizona, dwight jones was arrested on multiple charges, but ultimately pleaded guilty to a single count of misdemeanor disorderly conduct. he was prohibited from owning a firearm during his probation,

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here is josh with, "unraveled." >> for an agonizing stretch of nearly four days, the fear was palpable and paralyzing. >> the twists and turns don't end there. >> a killer was on the loose in and around phoenix, arizona. systematically shooting innocent victims. >> a massive man hunt underway. >> police worked around the clock desperate for leads. >> thwe're asking the public to remain vigilant. >> a long weekend of terror that would lead to a hard question. did any of it have to happen? because this was a tragedy many people saw coming. including the first and most high profile victim. >> he was like nobody else i ever met. and that's true to this day. >> back in 2002, natalie collins was a young lawyer defending a medical malpractice case. when she met a forensic psychiatrist named dr. steven

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and domestic violence. >> they had no problem whatsoever taking a position, a strong position around duis or driving under the influence. for some reason, we have had a very hard time over the years making the same argument with regards to domestic violence. >> habitual drunk drivers are quickly and legally separated from their car keys. but dwight jones, a documented domestic abuser, did not lose his right to own a gun. after holding his son captive in that standoff with police in 2009, he was allowed to plead guilty to disorderly conduct, which did not prevent him from legally buying the handgun he used to kill. and there was the mental health treatment strongly recommended by dr. steven pitt, and ordered by the court. dwight didn't go. >> the court did not follow up with that. there was no consequence for that. >> just before his death, steve pitt was proposing a story to dateline, about educating people to see the warning signs

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and there was a critical piece of evidence that might link that weapon to dwight. that bit of dna on a shell casing recovered from the scene of steve pitt's murder. dna tests can take weeks or months. that was time police didn't have. >> we had some family members of mr. jones that were in northern arizona, with the help of the phoenix police department air unit, we flew a detective up there. >> at the same time, other investigators were on the hunt for dwight. >> we had a vehicle description for mr. jones. it was a 2001 gold mercedes e320. >> cops started pulling security video from the multiple crime scenes, looking for that gold mercedes. >> some surveillance video near the scene of dr. pitt's office, picked up that vehicle. sort of acting strangely in and around the time of the shooting. >> and pictures from the following day showed what looked like the same car near the law firm just minutes

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what?! and it's not just sports tickets. it's also concerts. performances too! oh, come on! download gametime. last minute tickets, lowest price. guaranteed. friday, june 1, 2018, less than 24 hours after nationally known forensic psychiatrist, steve pitt, was murdered outside his office in phoenix. reporter bianca bono of kpnx got a call. there had been another shooting

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terrorist. >> people don't get gunned down in their offices. >> n could those six lives have been saved? >> steve always said these things never happen in a vacuum. there are always warning signs. so moving him the way that we did was stunning to me. hello and welcome to dateline. forensic psychiatrist, steve pitt, was well known for his work on high profile criminal cases. when he was shot outside his phoenix office, it was a big story. nobody knew it yet, but his death was just the beginning of a terrifying murder spree. the victims all had something in common. but what? one man knew, but could he connect the dots before more lives were lost?

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fighting. it starts to put a makeup of somebody trying to plan something. >> he made sure she and her son always had eyes on them. >> i had people full-time on the school where the son goes. if connie went to the grocery store, if she had a public event, if she went to work, there was somebody with her. >> england moved connie and her son among three remote safe houses. this is like a chess game. >> very much like a chess game. i have to anticipate ten steps ahead of him. >> it was during the battle of custody of their child that dwight and connie met with a forensic psychiatrist. his name, dr. steven pitt. steve video taped his interviews with them as part of the custody case. >> can you do me a favor and spell your name for me? >> connie jones. >> okay. >> i thought he was exceptional. his report, i thought, was very detailed and accurate. >> dr. pitts report matched what rick had come to believe

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about ten miles from the spot steve pitt was killed. veleria's husband. >> she wasn't that type of person that had any enemies. i can remember the officer asking me a question like that. i'm like, no, no, no. >> natalie collins was at home. still in shock over steve's murder when she heard the news. >> i knew there would be a link between steve's murder and those murders, because people don't get gunned down in their offices in scottsdale, it doesn't happen. >> natalie's hunch was right. >> scottsdale police were able to confirm for us the murder scene on thursday and the murder scene on friday was connected. >> firearms analysis showed a 40 caliber weapon had been used in the homicide of dr. steve pitt. the same caliber gun killed paralegals veleria sharp and laura anderson. ten hours after the paralegals were killed -- >> about ten minutes after midnight this morning, we received a call of a shooting at the business complex behind

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