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Scott Peters: “Keeping them housed and off the streets and dealing with housing is, in effect, part of the suicide battle.”

On the recordJanuary 17, 2018
Keeping them housed and off the streets and dealing with housing is, in effect, part of the suicide battle.
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Scott Peters
Democratic · California

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Peters argues that addressing homelessness is crucial in combating veteran suicide.

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