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Mental Health Focus on Minorities Overdue

Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.
The Florida Channel
Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.

In his blog Our Health Policy Matters, health consultant Paul Gionfriddo of Lake Worth notes the disproportionate impact that mental disorders have on members of minority groups.

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