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Mark Takano: “I think it is misleading to say that, generalizing and say 900 peer-support persons have been hired, it makes it seem…”

On the recordMay 11, 2016
I think it is misleading to say that, generalizing and say 900 peer-support persons have been hired, it makes it seem like they are all in mental health when that is not true.
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Mark Takano
Democratic · California

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Takano questions the accuracy of peer-support hiring statistics related to mental health.

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