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State lawmakers in the House seated at their desks during a voting session on a series of bills, including bills affecting transgender youth and budget items

State Health Policy

NC’s first full budget since 2023 reflects transformed health policy landscape

by Jaymie Baxley, Ashley Fredde and Rose Hoban July 1, 2026July 12, 2026

A row of people sit behind desks at the NC General Assembly. Two white men in suits are co-chairs of the House Select Committee on Involuntary Commitment and Public Safety.

NC’s new mental health bill is heavy on studies, light on solutions

by Taylor Knopf June 30, 2026June 29, 2026

UNC Chapel Hill social work student Pat Hecker chats with a homeless man on Chapel Hill's Franklin St. during the 2016 Point In Time survey of homeless North Carolinians.

NC Senate passes bill to restrict homeless encampments, expand drug penalties

by Ashley Fredde June 26, 2026June 29, 2026

Two workers sit behind a glass check-in window at SouthLight, an outpatient treatment provider. At intake, every patients is given a social determinants of health assessment

Helping people stay in treatment starts with the basics

by Rachel Crumpler June 24, 2026June 26, 2026

A bright green and blue bus that is a mobile clinic providing medications for opioid use disorder

Addiction treatment hits the road in North Carolina

by Rachel Crumpler June 19, 2026June 21, 2026

A group photo of dozens of people working with the Specialty Mental Health Supervision program to support people with serious mental illness. They are posing by the water.

NC expands specialized mental health supervision to all 100 counties

by Rachel Crumpler June 9, 2026June 9, 2026