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Posted inDisabilities

“Nobody cares if we’re shuttled off somewhere”

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven February 21, 2023March 2, 2023

By Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven  Jessica Aguilar has twin 10-year-old boys with autism. The family lives in Union County, just southeast of Charlotte. The boys require support workers to help them live with more ease — people who will take them to activities in the community, or who will help them practice new skills, like saying hi […]

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Study finds racial, geographic inequities among recipients of NC disability services

by Taylor Knopf June 16, 2022June 19, 2022
image shows the facade of a court building, where juveniles are often sent for untreated mental health issues even when they have Medicaid coverage
Posted inMedicaid

With Medicaid and mental health in the mix, juvenile court gets tricky

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven April 21, 2022August 30, 2022
a graphic of a child who is sad and angry, a common experience for children who have complex behavioral needs that go unmet
Posted inMedicaid

For kids with complex behavioral needs, Medicaid often provides better coverage

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven April 19, 2022August 14, 2023
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Posted inDisabilities

In the wake of #FreeBritney,  do people with disabilities in NC have access to their reproductive rights?

by Elizabeth Thompson February 22, 2022August 31, 2022
A blue header reading "Health Care Half Hour NC, a monthly conversayion about local health news. Join us for an in-depth discussion with author Eric Garcia about his new book We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation, featuring: author, Eric Garcia and NC Health News editor Rose Hoban. Thursday, July 29, 2021. 8:30 a.m. Register Now!
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Health Care Half Hour: We’re Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation – July 29, 2021

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