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Posted inMental Health

NC on track to roll out 9-8-8 mental health crisis hotline

by Taylor Knopf March 3, 2022March 2, 2022

By Taylor Knopf  In July, there will be a new universal phone number — 9-8-8 — for people across the United States to call when they or someone around them experiences a mental health crisis. The idea is that it’s short, easy to remember and the same everywhere.  Right now, most everyone knows to call […]

Shows a boarded up cottage with plywood over the windows. On the plywood is spraypainted: "Go Away FLorence"
Posted inMental Health

Telephone Becomes Lifeline for Mental Health Clients During Florence

by Rose Hoban September 26, 2018April 14, 2021
show's a woman walking away down a hallway
Posted inMental Health

Carolina Outreach Provides an Urgent Care Alternative for Psychiatric Crisis

by Rose Hoban September 13, 2017September 13, 2017
Panorama of the new Cherry Hospital in Goldsboro.
Posted inMental Health

Bill Would Make Mental Health Agencies Create Local Crisis Plans

by Taylor Knopf April 28, 2017April 27, 2017
Laurie Coker has spent years creating places to nurture and support people with mental health issues.
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Help for those in need … from those who know

by Taylor Sisk April 8, 2015May 17, 2021

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