When mental health gets 0.04 percent of the CARES Act funding, it says a lot about where mental health is in this country.
Patrick J. Kennedy: “When mental health gets 0.04 percent of the CARES Act funding, it says a lot about where mental health is in this…”
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Kennedy highlights the inadequate funding for mental health in the CARES Act.
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