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Article: Mental Health Advocates' Statement on Dean Mental Health Agenda.(the Campaign for Mental Health Reform reacts to Governor Howard Dean's call for improved mental health services and screening)
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- September 12, 2003
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Byline: Bazelon Center
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 (AScribe News) -- The Campaign for Mental Health Reform today reacted to Governor Howard Dean's call for improved mental health services and screening with the following statement by Campaign Coordinator Bill Emmet:
"The Campaign for Mental Health Reform commends Governor Dean for today's statement on mental health. His release of a mental health reform agenda acknowledges the importance of an issue that has too often been given short shrift by political candidates and elected officials-the unmet health needs of millions of Americans with mental illnesses.
"America's crumbling mental health ...