And to start off, would you mind just giving us some of the background for you as far as why tackling mental health issues is such a big concern for you? Yeah. Thank you, Greg. Oregon, sadly, is ranked 50th in terms of overall access to mental health care in the United States out of all 50 states in the District of Columbia. The only state that is worse off is Kansas. And I think we've seen, and everyone has seen how mental health and substance use crisis has caused a lot of suffering for individuals, families and entire communities. (01:33–01:43)
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