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Elissa Slotkin: “Diseases of despair are harming our kids. Mental health…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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Battle for the Senate: A Conversation with Michigan Candidate & Current Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin

Published | Video Starts at 33:03

And we passed our first real laws in Michigan in 40 years after the Michigan state shooting. So I've seen it happen. That is harming our kids. And the Diseases of despair are harming our kids. Mental health issues, opioid addiction, fentanyl, and then climate change. which will affect our kids way more than us. Right. And in Michigan, the most bipartisan thing in the world is preserving our natural heritage, our lakes, our rivers, our watersheds, like our environment, extreme weather. (33:03–33:12)

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Asserts that mental health issues, opioid addiction, fentanyl, and climate change are significant threats to children.

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