Cooper’s health care budget helps NC’s most vulnerable
By Rose Hoban Now that Gov. Roy Cooper has checked expanding Medicaid off his gubernatorial to-do list, he has shifted his health care focus to…
NC DHHS Sec. Kody Kinsley
Disability Rights NC to settle Samantha R case
By Anne Blythe It has been a busy few weeks in the courts for an organization that has been a staunch advocate for North Carolinians…
Youth psych facility opens with specialized units
By Taylor Knopf Later this month, a new 54-bed youth psychiatric hospital in Butner will open its doors to help North Carolina’s children and teens…
DHHS orders consolidation of state-funded mental health agencies
By Taylor Knopf In an effort to streamline the public mental health care system in North Carolina, the state Department of Health and Human Services…
State looks to close digital divide for farmworkers
By Jaymie Baxley Many of the state’s more than 75,000 farmworkers lack high-speed internet, limiting their access to digital services that have been shown to…