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"textContent": "A government report has raised concerns about people being referred to the ‘Prevent’ counter-terrorism program, not because of genuine concerns about radicalisation, but to speed up access to the UK’s crumbling mental health services. However, given the biases and bigotries rife in both the program and mental health services themselves, this tactic is likely to […]\n\nBy Alex/Rose Cocker",
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