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SD Democratic Congressional Candidate Tim Bjorkman; Rising Need for Mental Health & Drug Treatment

SD Democratic Congressional Candidate Tim Bjorkman; Rising Need for Mental Health & Drug Treatment

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South Dakota democratic Congressional candidate Tim Bjorkman says he is hearing and seeing more evidence of the need for early intervention mental health and drug treatments.

He says he was faced with difficult decisions when he passed judgement on many defendants in his courtroom…

Bjorkman says many in law enforcement see the rising problems….

Bjorkman says while he doesn’t favor a single payer plan backed by the federal government, there should be some “last chance” options for medical coverage….

Bjorkman faces republican Dusty Johnson, independent Ron Wieczoreck and libertarian George Hendrickson in November.

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