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Diana DeGette: “We have nearly 44 million individuals, almost 19 percent of all U.S. adults, living with mental illness every year.”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2015
We have nearly 44 million individuals, almost 19 percent of all U.S. adults, living with mental illness every year.
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Diana DeGette
Democratic · Colorado

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DeGette highlights the prevalence of mental illness among U.S. adults.

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