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Tim Murphy: “Most persons with mental illness are not violent, and tragically, are more frequently the victims of violence”

On the recordApril 2, 2014
Most persons with mental illness are not violent, and tragically, are more frequently the victims of violence
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Tim Murphy
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Murphy emphasizes that individuals with mental illness are often victims, not perpetrators, of violence.

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