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Karen Bass: We need to keep supporting, for example, the expansion of the behavioral health workforce that can take care of people…

On the recordJanuary 27, 2020
We need to keep supporting, for example, the expansion of the behavioral health workforce that can take care of people with chronic behavioral disorders like addiction, both in our cities as well as in our rural areas.
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Karen Bass
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the need for expanded behavioral health workforce to address addiction.

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