04/23/2013
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"If there is things that could be done upfront where if somebody ever engages in the criminal justice system, I think the greater our success is going to be at our first interaction."
"I have--both in Kansas City and in Springfield, which is my hometown,--ridden with Crisis Intervention Teams to see how they do what they do."
"The National Institutes of Health says that 1 out of 4 Americans has a diagnosable and almost always treatable mental health challenge."
"I would urge the committee to increase SAMHSA's block grant funding in specific areas where behavioral health was left behind."