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On the recordMay 11, 2023
Yes. And again we know we have a crisis in the country. One in three teenage girls contemplated suicide last year.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts
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Markey highlights the mental health crisis among teenagers linked to lack of resources.

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