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Prevalence of Mental Illness in Miami

Miami-Dade County is home to the largest percentage of people with serious mental illness of any urban community in the United States. Laura Naredo, Chief Operating Officer of South Florida Behavioral Health Network, says they are a transit community and it is easy for people to go to their community and experience mental health or substance abuse crisis.

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