The murders of filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, Michelle Singer-Riner, allegedly by their son Nick,

have renewed difficult conversations across the country for other families who are struggling with mental illness and addiction.

Nick Reiner had many well-publicized struggles over the years.

Serious health crises, repeated treatments for substance use, and recent reports suggested

he was being treated for schizophrenia. We still don't know what happened with the Reiner's,

but we do know mental illness and addiction can be profoundly difficult challenges, even for families

with means. So we turn to someone who has traveled that difficult path within his own family.

Virginia State Senator Cree-Deeds, in 2013, his 24-year-old son, Gus,

who'd struggled with bipolar disorder for years, attacked his father before taking his own life.

Senator, thank you so much for being here and talking

with us about this very, very difficult topic. We should say at the outset, I know you know this,

that people struggling with mental illness are not inherently violent. They're much more likely

to be the victims of violence than the perpetrators of it. But still, when you first, when you first heard

what's alleged to have happened with the Reiner family, what was your reaction?

Well, just heartbreak for the family, heartbreak that these beautiful people were lost

and heartbreak that they couldn't get the help they needed it for their son.

I mean, mental health is so misunderstood, and we've built up this wall of stigma around it for years

and really prevented put up roadblocks in the way of people trying to get help.

So I also thought about the struggle of trying to care for an adult child.

You know, even just because a child turns 18 doesn't meet them less of a child,

but there's a huge challenge to try to get services.

You can lead a horse to water. You can't make them drink. As an old saying, I guess, and the same thing is true when you're trying to get

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