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Podcasts Off-Ramp
Steve Lopez: What the Arizona Rampage Really Tells Us
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Dan Carino
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Jan 15, 2011
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Steve Lopez: What the Arizona Rampage Really Tells Us
... is that mental health needs to become a much bigger priority in America. Off-Ramp host John Rabe talks with LA Times columnist Steve Lopez, who knows from experience -- his five years with Nathaniel Ayers, a musician and formerly homeless man now getting the help he needs -- what works and how badly the system is broken.

... is that mental health needs to become a much bigger priority in America. Off-Ramp host John Rabe talks with LA Times columnist Steve Lopez, who knows from experience -- his five years with Nathaniel Ayers, a musician and formerly homeless man now getting the help he needs -- what works and how badly the system is broken.

... is that mental health needs to become a much bigger priority in America. Off-Ramp host John Rabe talks with LA Times columnist Steve Lopez, who knows from experience -- his five years with Nathaniel Ayers, a musician and formerly homeless man now getting the help he needs -- what works and how badly the system is broken.