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Jan 4, 2021

Making mental health care more available and affordable

Since the fall, California has had a law aimed at certifying more people to provide mental health services. Plus, on the first day of trading for 2021, a look at the stock market trends of the last year. And, nearly half a billion dollars in fundraising for the Georgia Senate races.

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“It’s hard to navigate everything. So having somebody who’s been through [it] ... they’re kind of like your GPS,” Keris Jän Myrick, above, says of peer support.
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Stock prices set multiple records in 2020. The market looks poised to continue going up.
Marketplace’s Nova Safo has more.
Will millions spent on ads sway voters in Georgia runoffs?
by Meghan McCarty Carino
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Political ads have been relentless on Georgia airwaves leading up to the Jan. 5 Senate elections.
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California paves the way for certification of mental health peer support providers
by Robert Garrova
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Proponents of the new law point to research that peer support programs can reduce hospitalizations for people with mental health care needs.
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The Team

David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Jay Siebold Technical Director
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director

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Making mental health care more available and affordable

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Segments From This Episode

Stock prices set multiple records in 2020. The market looks poised to continue going up.

Will millions spent on ads sway voters in Georgia runoffs?

California paves the way for certification of mental health peer support providers

Music from the episode

The Team