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Shri Thanedar: “I volunteered at Ozone House. And I would man the suicide…”

Featuring: Shri Thanedar, Democratic | U.S. House Michigan, 13th Congressional District

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How his Past Guides his Future, Shri Thanedar's Political Journey

Published | Video Starts at 26:16

And what they did was they did family counseling and they had a suicide prevention line. And so I volunteered. While I was working at University of Michigan, I volunteered at Ozone House. And I would man the suicide hotline, and then I would do counseling for families and we would take care of runaway kids. So give them shelter, give them. Make sure that they don't fall into the wrong situations. So I did that for a couple years in Ann Arbor, and then I got this job. (26:16–26:30)

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