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Mark Takano: “So it is two different tracks. We are talking about peer support specialists to go out in the community and get them…”

On the recordMay 11, 2016
So it is two different tracks. We are talking about peer support specialists to go out in the community and get them into the VA, and we are talking about a streamline of getting peers, veterans trained in mental health to be counselors, two separate pieces.
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Mark Takano
Democratic · California

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Takano explains the distinction between peer support specialists and trained mental health counselors.

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