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Curtis Hertel Jr.: “It also was the largest in history investment in student…”

Featuring: Curtis Hertel Jr., Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Michigan, District 7

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To The Point: Sen. Curtis Hertel on 2022 spending, relationships in Lansing

Published | Video Starts at 04:50

It wasn't something that only happened in Republican districts or Democratic districts. The inequity happened throughout the state. And this is a huge investment in those schools. And that's incredibly important. It also was the largest in history investment in student mental health. And I think that's a huge issue that I think probably went under reported actually at the time. In our country, the number two cause of death among adolescents is suicide. (04:50–04:55)

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Asserts that the recent budget includes the largest investment in student mental health in history.

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