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Susan Collins: “I was a real skeptic at first. I thought it would make sense to make sure that people agreed to participate in programs…”

On the recordApril 1, 2014
I was a real skeptic at first. I thought it would make sense to make sure that people agreed to participate in programs to address their substance abuse and mental illness, and other issues. And it turns out the reverse, that it works more effectively, at least based on the results that I am seeing in Maine.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins reflects on her initial skepticism about Housing First and its effectiveness in Maine.

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