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DAPO raises funds for mental health

DAPO mental health t-shirt being worn by two people meditating on a lawn.
The DAPO Be Well mental health initiative raised $3,250 for the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

During the third annual Division of Adult Parole Operations (DAPO) Be Well mental health initiative, $3,250 was raised for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).

DAPO staff sold 380 t-shirts for their fundraiser benefiting NAMI during National Mental Health Awareness Month.

Submitted by Alexa Wasserman, Psy.D.
Chief Psychologist, Behavioral Health Services
Division of Adult Parole Operations

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