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Gavin Newsom: “California had 37,000 mental health beds. Today 5,500.”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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Conversation Between Gavin Newsom and Michael Savage on Politics, Health, and Society

Published | Video Starts at 46:57

And we're trying to make up for this. And you'll appreciate this as a Californian. In 1959, at peak 1959, California had 37,000 mental health beds. Today 5,500. Correct. For. Oh, you're agreeing. Reopen the mental hospital for double the population today. So we had half the population in the late 50s and 60s. Yes, of course. (46:57–47:03)

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