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Kathryn Burgum, wife of Gov. Doug Burgum, opens up about mental health advocacy, struggle with addiction

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Kathryn Burgum sat down with Linsey Davis for a wide-ranging conversation on ABC News Live Prime, alongside her husband, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum. The wife of North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, a Republican presidential candidate, is opening up about her long struggle with alcoholism, her path to sobriety and how the experience inspired her to become an advocate for eliminating the stigma around addiction and mental Health . As part of ABC News' "Running Mates" series, Kathryn Burgum sat down with Linsey Davis for a wide-ranging conversation on ABC News Live Prime, alongside her husband, who also spoke with Davis about why he's running for president. Burgum said her platform as first lady of the U.S. would be around the “behavior health crisis.” She also spoke about how she and her husband met and why she believes he would make a good president. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Kathryn Burgum are seen in an interview. ABC News LINSEY DAVIS: Kathryn, do you remem...

After mall shooting, Abbott says 'mental health crisis' must be solved; Biden calls for weapons ban

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Greg Abbott and others reacted to the Allen, Texas, mall shooting by focusing on the importance of mental health treatment and prayer Texas lawmakers on Sunday reacted to the latest mass shooting in America -- at an outdoor mall north of Dallas -- by focusing on the importance of mental Health treatment and prayer. In an interview on "Fox News Sunday," Gov. Greg Abbott pointed to shootings in other states with stricter gun laws and argued that prioritizing mental health could help prevent more violence. Eight people were killed and seven others were injured before the suspected gunman was killed by police on Saturday in Allen, Texas, authorities have said. MORE: Texas mall shooting updates: Domestic terrorism probed as possible motive "What we've seen across the United States over the past year or two ... is an increased number of shootings in both red states and blue states. Shannon, we've seen an increased number of shootings in states with easy gun laws as...