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Bush unveils mental health action plan

BMJ 2005; 331 doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.592-a (Published 15 September 2005)
Cite this as: BMJ 2005;331:592.2

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  1. Jeanne Lenzer
  1. New York

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    President George Bush signs the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act, designed to reduce youth suicide, in O ctober 2004. His new mental health plan also makes reducing suicide a priority

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    President Bush has unveiled a federal action agenda for mental health in the United States, aimed at helping more patients to live in the community and removing some of the stigma of mental illness.

    The agenda, which is …

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