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On the recordJanuary 19, 2016
We've closed down 4,000 mental health inpatient beds since 2007 in this country.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Murphy highlights the reduction of mental health beds as a systemic issue.

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