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As a social worker on the Hill I have had a front row seat during battles over the welfare state.  Usually the main combatants are Republican conservatives who continue their relentless quest to reduce government’s involvement in providing for indigent …

Ensuring the mental health of Americans is a costly affair.  Three recent unrelated occurrences should help us realize there is no inexpensive way to prevent, diagnose and treat mental illness.  By now most of us have heard about the “broken” …