Our own Dr. Tom Insel, former director of the National Institute of Mental Health, author of the new book Healing, and a cofounder of MindSite News, was interviewed last night by Judy Woodruff on PBS New Hour. You can watch the episode here.

Insel: If we really care about mental health, it’s about more than mental health care. We have to think beyond health care. We have to think about what I call the three Ps – people, place and purpose. How we help people with these disorders actually build a life. It’s not about which medication you’re on, or what psychotherapy you’re getting. Of course, you need the medical care, but you also need the social supports, you need a safe place to recover, you need all of those services that give you something to live for…We need a social movement for mental health.

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MindSite News Cofounder Tom Insel on PBS NewsHour

by Rob Waters, MindSite News
March 16, 2022

<h1>MindSite News Cofounder Tom Insel on PBS NewsHour</h1> <p class="byline">by Rob Waters, MindSite News <br />March 16, 2022</p> <p>Our own Dr. Tom Insel, former director of the National Institute of Mental Health, author of the new book <em>Healing</em>, and a cofounder of MindSite News, was interviewed last night by Judy Woodruff on PBS New Hour. You can watch the episode <a href="https://www.pbs.org/video/covid-s-toll-1647381265/">here</a>.</p> <figure class="wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://dl3wjxrn8qv3a.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/25145314/Screen-Shot-2022-03-16-at-1.19.26-PM.png" alt="" class="wp-image-9135" /></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://dl3wjxrn8qv3a.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/25145310/Screen-Shot-2022-03-16-at-12.56.11-PM.png" alt="" class="wp-image-9134" /></figure> </figure> <p><strong><em>Insel: </em></strong><em>If we really care about mental health, it’s about more than mental health care. We have to think beyond health care. We have to think about what I call the three Ps – people, place and purpose. How we help people with these disorders actually build a life. It’s not about which medication you’re on, or what psychotherapy you’re getting. Of course, you need the medical care, but you also need the social supports, you need a safe place to recover, you need all of those services that give you something to live for...We need a social movement for mental health.</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mindsitenews.org/2022/03/16/mindsite-news-cofounder-tom-insel-on-pbs-newshour/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mindsitenews.org&quot;&gt;MindSite News&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mindsitenews.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=1748&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;

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