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On the recordNovember 29, 2011
Mental health is just a huge problem. We can go to, I think, county jails all over the country where you have people who have tried to commit suicide, that literally there is no room in the State hospitals.
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John Boozman
Republican · Arkansas

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John Boozman highlights the mental health crisis and lack of resources in state hospitals.

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