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Diana DeGette: “It is a hard balance because on the one hand it is like Ms. McGraw was talking about, you want these young people to not…”

On the recordApril 25, 2013
It is a hard balance because on the one hand it is like Ms. McGraw was talking about, you want these young people to not feel the stigma so that they will get medical treatment.
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Diana DeGette
Democratic · Colorado

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DeGette discusses the challenge of balancing privacy and parental involvement in mental health.

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