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Ron Wyden: “Mental health problems often show up first when we have people who are very young, but the average delay between the…”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2022
Mental health problems often show up first when we have people who are very young, but the average delay between the onset of mental health symptoms and the beginning of treatment is actually 11 years.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden emphasizes the long delay in mental health treatment for youth.

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