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Peter Welch: “But so much of mental health seems to be an outgrowth of loneliness, depression, erosion of community stability, lack of…”

On the recordJune 29, 2020
But so much of mental health seems to be an outgrowth of loneliness, depression, erosion of community stability, lack of jobs, communities getting hollowed out.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Welch discusses the broader social factors affecting mental health.

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