More Need, Less Help

"Policymakers have said, 'You guys are just going to have to step up to the plate.' I hear that," he said. "But when I step up to the plate and no ball even is coming at you, it's pretty hard to make a hit."

He added: "We are increasingly taking on the role of a community grief counselor. Something has got to give, and that something is going to be people's lives."