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Ron Wyden: “There simply are not enough providers, whether psychiatrists or therapists or staff in inpatient facilities.”

On the recordJune 14, 2021
There simply are not enough providers, whether psychiatrists or therapists or staff in inpatient facilities.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden emphasizes the shortage of mental health providers in the country.

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