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Jessica Ramos: “The state of our mental health system in New York is…”

Featuring: Jessica Ramos, Democratic | New York State Senate, District 13

New York Mental Health System Reform Advocacy by Senator with Support from Jeff Aubrey

Published February 6, 2020 | Video Starts at 00:01

The state of our mental health system in New York is deplorable. It's disgusting. It's non existent. For far too long we've been treating those most vulnerable among us, including those who have made grave mistakes, as if they were worse than than the animals that many of us eat. (00:01–00:07)

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Asserts that New York's mental health system is in a poor state.

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