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Tom Harkin: We have to focus on the mental health conditions again of our kids in schools and how by getting to that early on, ...…

On the recordJanuary 21, 2009
We have to focus on the mental health conditions again of our kids in schools and how by getting to that early on, ... you can solve a lot of our physical ailments in this country.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin highlights the importance of addressing mental health in children to improve overall health.

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