DHHS audit finds millions in questionable payments
By Rose Hoban Weeks before one of North Carolina’s state-supported behavioral health management agencies merged with another one in eastern North Carolina, there was a…
By Rose Hoban Weeks before one of North Carolina’s state-supported behavioral health management agencies merged with another one in eastern North Carolina, there was a…
By Michelle Crouch In an initiative that appears to be the first of its kind nationwide, N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper and state health officials unveiled…
By Taylor Knopf A U.S. Senate report released last week accused four of the nation’s largest behavioral health companies of putting profits above the safety…
By Grace Vitaglione State lawmakers dropped language from a bill that would have shielded autopsies from public review, but the Senate’s thumbs-up on the revised…
By Vibhav Nandagiri Advocates for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities have a long list of needs that they would like state lawmakers to address….
By Rose Hoban The impulse to retreat to nature to improve and sustain one’s mental health has a long history — from the times of…
This article was co-published with WRAL-TV. By Taylor Knopf Days after her 21st birthday in March 2023, Mo Hatcher found herself short of breath and…
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article mentions self-harm, suicide, sexual assault, violence and psychiatric hospitalization. If you need mental health support, call or text 988 or consult…
By Taylor Knopf North Carolinians in need of mental health support now have more places to call — and soon will have more places to…
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…