When the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown began, the staff at @PRN_recovery shifted all of their mental health support sessions and classes online.
They’ve received more than 10,000 calls since then, averaging almost 500 per month this summer.
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A large number of justice-involved individuals have substance use problems, but most jails across North Carolina still don’t offer the standard of care for opioid use disorder, medication-assisted treatment (MAT).
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"The problem about asking for disabilities services is that it puts the onus on the students instead of putting the onus on the classroom and the teacher," Garcia said.
There should be a universal design to make things more accomodating as a whole at universities.
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