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Curtis Hertel Jr.: “We don't have enough beds [for mental health care] and we…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 08:06

We can do it in Northern Michigan. And the reason why it's so important to have a college partner is because we have two problems when it comes to mental health space. We don't have enough beds [for mental health care] and we don't have enough staffing. And the problem is those two point to each other. We don't build new beds because we don't have the staffing for it. We don't build more staff because we don't have the beds. (08:06–08:11)

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