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From behind, shows a man holding the hand of a little boy. Whether this is a parent or a foster parent is unknown, but the child appears calm and cared for, something that's an issue in NC's child welfare system.

Children's Health

Lack of mental health treatment resources for minors can land children in NC’s troubled child welfare system

by Taylor Knopf July 10, 2023March 16, 2025

A little boy who is alone on a playground runs to the jungle gym.

Children's Health

NC mental health organizations push back against plan to streamline care for foster children

by Taylor Knopf April 19, 2023April 18, 2023

A girl with a reading disability such as dyslexia sits at a table overwhelmed by books all around her

Rollout of special Medicaid plans for complicated patients will be delayed until April

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven September 30, 2022November 15, 2022

many stick figure people in front of a real hospital emergency patient registration sign, they represent all the people in mental health crisis who sit in the emergency department waiting for a psychiatric bed

New mental health data show ‘unsustainable’ burden on NC hospitals

by Taylor Knopf August 22, 2022December 23, 2024

From behind, shows a man holding the hand of a little boy. Whether this is a parent or a foster parent is unknown, but the child appears calm and cared for, something that's an issue in NC's child welfare system.

Children's Health

An attempt to streamline mental health care for NC foster care children meets resistance

by Rose Hoban June 30, 2022June 29, 2022

Legislative Building in Raleigh, where the state budget is crafted

State Health Policy

The 2021 NCGA Senate and House budgets compared

by Rose Hoban August 19, 2021August 19, 2021