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Patrick J. Kennedy: “When mental health gets 0.04 percent of the CARES Act funding, it says a lot about where mental health is in this…”

On the recordJune 29, 2020
When mental health gets 0.04 percent of the CARES Act funding, it says a lot about where mental health is in this country.
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Patrick J. Kennedy

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Kennedy highlights the inadequate funding for mental health in the CARES Act.

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