Newtown

Part 2 of our two-hour special on the Newtown tragedy.

One week after we learned of the horror of Newtown, we talk about it on the air, from 12-2 pm. Culture commentator Sheri Parks on "the nurturing heroism of the female teachers." Psychiatrist Gordon Livingston on the psychological implications of America's long love affair with the gun and with violence in general as a solution to human problems. Also joining us: singer Milla Hniang with an original song about and for the children of Sandy Hook.

In the wake of the Connecticut elementary school massacre, once again the cry goes up: "We need to talk about mental health!"

In the aftermath of the deadliest elementary-school shooting in the nation's history, what saddened and outraged Americans can do to keep more gun massacres from occurring. Guests: Colin Goddard, a survivor of the Virgina Tech massacre and now with the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence; and Brad Sachs, Columbia-based family psychologist and author of books on adolescents and young adults.