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On the recordFebruary 14, 2022
We know on average, as Senator Wyden noted in the beginning, that people do not get into care for over a decade after the initial onset of symptoms.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden highlights the delay in mental health care access after symptoms appear.

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