Cross‑Ideological Alliance Tackles Mental Health Crisis
Two political opponents set aside their differences to launch a mental‑health and addiction initiative, a rare example of cooperation in a capital that often stalls.
Two people who describe themselves as having disagreed on many political issues worked together on a mental health and addiction treatment initiative.
They say, “We have disagreed on plenty over the years. That’s politics. But one conviction never wavered for either of us: a broken mind deserves the same care as a broken bone.”
As one puts it, “That shared belief led the two of us to do something Washington rarely manages — solve a big problem together.”
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Washington Examiner
A bipartisan mental health and addiction treatment success story
We have disagreed on plenty over the years. That’s politics. But one conviction never wavered for either of us: a broken mind deserves the same care as a broken bone. That shared belief led the two of us to do something Washington rarely manages — solve a big problem together. This is a good time […]
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- Two people who describe themselves as having disagreed on many political issues worked together on a mental health and addiction treatment initiative.
- We have disagreed on plenty over the years. That’s politics. But one conviction never wavered for either of us: a broken mind deserves the same care as a broken bone.
- That shared belief led the two of us to do something Washington rarely manages — solve a big problem together.
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