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Nearly 87 Percent Of Mentally Ill Washingtonians Are Unemployed

Ross Reynolds talks with David Johnson, CEO of Navos Mental Health Solutions, about the connections between mental illness and unemployment. A recent report found that in Washington state, 86.9 percent of people who make contact with the public health system are unemployed. That's higher than the national average of 80 percent.

Year started with KUOW: 2006