Thank you, Andrea Brassard, for your perception and essential feedback concerning the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA).
I have spent a large portion of my time since he died to ensure he’s remembered, to make sure that Gus is remembered for more than the best way his life ended, and to make sure that others who wrestle as he did, do not endure needlessly. I have labored to create a system of public mental health in Virginia that meets the wants of each group and to make sure that we are taking positive steps to improve the standard of life of people with psychological illness in Virginia. I have also labored to deliver awareness to the issue and to beat again the stigma that keeps so many individuals from remedy and that drives families and those that suffer underground. There continues to be a lot work to do.
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