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Chris Murphy: “In the last 2 years alone, we went from 91 million Americans living in an area that was designated as a mental health…”

On the recordJanuary 19, 2016
In the last 2 years alone, we went from 91 million Americans living in an area that was designated as a mental health shortage jurisdiction for outpatient services to 97 million Americans.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy points out the growing number of Americans in mental health service shortage areas.

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