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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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