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Heidi Heitkamp: I think we fail to screen kids very well who go into the system, whether it is fetal alcohol effects, trauma-induced…

On the recordJuly 14, 2015
I think we fail to screen kids very well who go into the system, whether it is fetal alcohol effects, trauma-induced behavior, non-consequential thinking, just a fundamental disparity.
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Heidi Heitkamp
Democratic · North Dakota

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Heitkamp emphasizes the need for better screening of children entering the juvenile system.

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