[ SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
>> Reporter: ANYTHING YOU'VE HAD
ON THE SHOW YOU'RE LIKE, GOOD 
GOD, NEVER AGAIN?
>> YEAH.
THEY DO THIS FUNKY FERMENTED 
FISH IN ICELAND.
A HAZMAT SITUATION. 
>> HERE IS THE TONGUE.
>> YEAH.
GOOD.
>> I'M EATING TONGUE WITH 
ANTHONY BOURDAIN.
A MOMENT FROM OUR DAY IN OCTOBER
OF 2016 WITH THE LATE GREAT 
ANTHONY BOURDAIN.
ANTHONY WALKED ME UP ROOSEVELT 
AVENUE IN JAX HEIGHTS IN QUEENS 
GREETED THE STAFF AT FOOD TRUCKS
LIKE FAMILY AND SPOKE LOVINGLY 
ABOUT THE YOUNG DAUGHTER WHO 
CHANGED THE WAY HE SAW THE 
WORLD.
ON FRIDAY IN PARIS, THE BELOVED 
BOURDAIN TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.
JUST DAYS EARLIER IN NEW YORK, 
DESIGNER KATE SPADE DID THE 
SAME.
ALL IN A WEEK WHEN A NEW STUDY 
REVEALED A JARRING SPIKE OF 
SUICIDE IN AMERICA.
IN OUR SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT STEVE 
PATTERSON LOOKS INTO THE 
QUESTION OF WHY.
>> Reporter: IN THE SPECTER OF 
HER HUSBAND'S DEATH, TALINDA 
SAYS SHE IS STILL HAUNTED. 
>> I CAN'T PERSONALLY LVOICE.
I HAVE A HARD TIME SEEING HIS 
PICTURE STILL.
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>> Reporter: LAST YEAR, CHESTER 
BENEFITINGTON LEAD SINGER OF THE
LINKIN PARK TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.
TO LINDA, SHE WAS SHATTERED. 
>> AFTER MY HUSBAND PASSED JI 
JUST FELT SAD AND HOPELESS AND 
DESPERATE. 
>> Reporter: THIS TWEAK THE 
PAINFUL MEMORIES STIRRING AGAIN.
CELEBRITY SUICIDE BACK IN THE 
HEADLINES.
>> I'LL TAKE THAT.
RIGHT HERE, MY GOOD MAN. 
>> Reporter: MILLIONS SHOCKED BY
THE DEATH OF STORY TELLING 
CULINARY ICON ANTHONY BOURDAIN 
WITH HIS GLOBE TROTTING ALWAYS 
SEEMED ON TOP OF THE WORLD. 
>> TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD DOING
WHAT INDIANA IN EVERY COOL PLACE
I EVER DREAMED UP AND YOU PAPER.
HOW IS THAT IDEA?
>> Reporter: DAYS EARLIER WE 
LEARNED ABOUT RENOWN FASHION 
DESIGNER KATE SPADE'S DEATH AND 
MENTAL HEALTH EXPERTS SAYING 
THESE SUICIDE ARE A REFLECTION 
OF A MUCH PROBLEM.
NEW NUMBERS FROM THE CDC SHOWING
INCREASE IN SUICIDE ACROSS 
NEARLY EVERY STATE UP BY MORE 
THAN 25% NATIONWIDE AND SUICIDE 
NOW THE TENTH LEADING CAUSE OF 
DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES.
WITH 123 DEATHS ON AVERAGE EVERY
DAY.
>> UNTIL WE ACTUALLY START 
FOCUSING ON THIS AS A PUBLIC 
HEALTH ISSUE, WE ARE GOING TO 
CONTINUE TO HAVE THESE CRISES 
AND TO SEE THESE NUMBERS GOING 
UP. 
>> Reporter: HELP IS OFTEN JUST 
A CALL AWAY. 
>> SUICIDE PREVENTION CENTER 
CRISIS LINE.
THIS IS ANN. 
>> Reporter: THIS WEEK OFFICIALS
AT THIS CENTER IN LOS ANGELES 
SAY IN ONE DAY THE NUMBER OF 
CALLERS TO THEIR SUICIDE HOTLINE
MORE THAN DOUBLED.
AND THAT IS A GOOD THING. 
>> IT SAVED MY LIFE. 
>> Reporter: ON THE OTHER END OF
THE PHONE YOU MIGHT HEAR CRISIS 
ANN TAYLOR WHO SAID THE HOTLINE 
HELPED PREVENT HER OWN SUICIDE. 
>> I BELIEVE IN IT AND I KNOW WE
CAN HELP PEOPLE.
SOMETHING COMES UP AND GIVES 
THEM ONE LITTLE REASON TO MAYBE 
LAST ANOTHER HOUR OR ANOTHER 
DAY.
I MEAN, THERE IS, I DON'T KNOW 
WHAT IS MORE REWARDING THAN 
THAT. 
>> Reporter: PSYCHOLOGISTS 
STUDYING THE TREND SAY THE 
PROBLEM IS SYSTEMIC. 
>> I BELIEVE IT IS A CULTURAL 
PROBLEM AND UNTIL WE START 
ADDRESSING IT, WE ARE GOING TO 
CONTINUE TO SEE THESE NUMBERS 
GOING UP.
WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE CULTURE 
AND THERE IS NO EASY SIMPLE 
SOLUTION. 
>> Reporter: AND THAT IS EXACTLY
TO LINDA'S MISSION. 
>> I NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING ON 
THE MENTAL HEALTH LANDSCAPE THAT
CHESTER'S WOULD MEAN SOMETHING. 
>> Reporter: SPREADING THE 
ISSUE. 
>> I THINK PEOPLE PAY ATTENTION 
TO IT MORE.
PEOPLE WE LOOK UP TO, ATHLETES, 
CHEFS, DESIGNERS, MUSICIANS AND 
TOUCHING THE WORLD. 
>> Reporter: OPEN UP A 
CONVERSATION FOR PROVIDING 
HONEST DISCUSSION. 
>> WE CAN MAKE A CHANGE BECAUSE 
IN THE FUTURE, I WOULD LIKE TO 
SEE A WORLD WHERE THERE IS NO 
STIGMA AROUND MENTAL HEALTH. 
>> Reporter: PROVING THAT THE 
BEST WAY TO STOP SUICIDE'S 
DESTRUCTIVE RISE IS START TAKING
IT HEAD ON.
FOR "SUNDAY TODAY" STEVE 
PATTERSON, LOS ANGELES. 
>> STEVE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
PLEASE DO REMEMBER THERE IS HELP
IF YOU NEED IT.
THE NUMBER FOR THE 24/7 NATIONAL
SUICIDE PREVENTIONLINE IS 
1-800-273-8255.
1-800-273-TALK.
