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Patty Murray: “If we are going to confront the challenges I've laid out today and many others within our mental health system, we have…”

On the recordJanuary 19, 2016
If we are going to confront the challenges I've laid out today and many others within our mental health system, we have to break down the barriers that stigma creates for those suffering from mental illness.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray emphasizes the need to address stigma in mental health care.

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