OSSIPEE — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg says the United States can and must successfully fight the addiction and mental health crisis that is costing hundreds of thousands of lives due to what he calls “deaths from despair.”
Buttigieg unveiled his mental health care plan last weekend on a three-day campaign swing through New Hampshire, including a stop for a house party in West Ossipee on Sunday.
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