Mental Health Archives - Page 39 of 134 - North Carolina Health News

A wrapped strip of suboxone is on a counter. This is the drug used for medication-assisted treatment to prevent opioid overdoses.

As overdose deaths rise, structural barriers to better treatment remain

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven December 3, 2021June 5, 2024

a map from the CDC showing the percent change in deaths from overdoses nationwide over the last year

A nationwide problem, worse in North Carolina

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven December 2, 2021November 13, 2025

Virtual therapy may help, but isn’t for everyone

by Correspondent November 24, 2021May 12, 2024

shows a Zoom screenshot with three large panes showing two women and a man.

Health Care Half Hour: Successful reentry – Health issues facing people leaving incarceration

by Editor and Elizabeth Thompson November 18, 2021November 18, 2021

shows a man in a suit standing at a podium gesturing with his hands. On the front of the podium is the NC state seal. Behind him are a bank of state and US flags

State budget funds some mental health crisis response and hospital diversion efforts

by Taylor Knopf November 18, 2021November 29, 2021

photo shows an ornate room with the state seal of North Carolina above the dias at the front, and seats where state senators sit in a semi-circular arrangement.

State Health Policy

Funds for opioid treatment in jails and after release; prison facility improvement in budget

by Elizabeth Thompson November 17, 2021August 31, 2022