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Charnetta Colton-Poole

Charnetta Colton-Poole, MD, is a pediatrician in Sandersville, GA, a rural community with limited access to mental health specialists. With many of her patients on long waitlists, she hopes to use her REACH training to tackle more complex cases and support her patients until they can access specialist care.

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