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map showing arrangement of local mental health managed care organizations in North Carolina as of 2023. Now that some entities are merged, the state health department is conducting audits of the now-defunct organizations.

DHHS audit of mental health agency finds millions in payments to executives, law firm ahead of merger

by Rose Hoban July 8, 2024December 18, 2024

A group photo of people working with the Specialty Mental Health Probation program. They are posing by the water.

N.C. Specialty Mental Health Probation aims to improve outcomes for people who have serious mental illnesses

by Rachel Crumpler May 30, 2024May 29, 2024

Shows a woman in a purple shirt using an instrument to look in the mouth of a child while sitting on a bus.

Medical students help rural schoolchildren avoid suspension with mobile physicals

by Jaymie Baxley March 11, 2024March 10, 2024

Four people are standing in front of an aluminum-sided building - three men and one woman. They are facing the sun as they pose for a picture. In front of them and lower to the ground, are signs that read: "Let's Raise A Stink!," "Take "A Pass on Biogas!," "We Are Not Their Dumping Ground."

Environmental Health

Environmental justice takes center stage as ‘People’s Tour’ spotlights community concerns

by Will Atwater January 4, 2024January 5, 2024

shows an older woman in a red vest with a leopard skin collar. She's working on a jigsaw puzzle, sitting in a room with other people sitting behind her

Aging

Despite steadily rising growth of NC’s older population, state leaders’ priorities often swamp NC aging programs

by Thomas Goldsmith July 25, 2023July 24, 2023

Masked male dentist and masked female hygienist drill inside a patients mouth

Taking dental care to the people in need

by Anne Blythe March 30, 2023March 29, 2023