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On the recordJune 29, 2020
We need substantive systemic reform. We need legal mental health parity, like what my cousin Patrick has envisioned.
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Joseph P. Kennedy III
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Calls for comprehensive reform in mental health policies.

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