NC Department of Health and Human Services Archives - Page 13 of 118 - North Carolina Health News

A graphic depicting the revolving door of people with mental illnesses cycling from the community to psychiatric hospitals and jails. A person stands in the center with doors to each facility. Arrows at the bottom show that stable housing and community care could help stabilize someone in the community.

Charlotte light rail killing exposes gaps in NC’s mental health system

by Rachel Crumpler and Taylor Knopf September 25, 2025December 20, 2025

Two photos each showing people standing in front of a bus cutting a ribbon, marking the launch of the mobile Opioid Treatment Programs. The left photo has a green bus and a crowd of people, while the right photo has a red bus and four people in front of it.

NC turns to mobile clinics to expand substance use treatment

by Rachel Crumpler September 16, 2025June 17, 2026

shows a pair of gloved hands handling a syringe of COVID vaccine, you can read the name "Moderna" on the vial

People 65 and older no longer need a prescription for a COVID booster

by Anne Blythe September 12, 2025September 15, 2025

shows a hand holding a syringe that has a measles vaccine in it

Federal vaccine guidance changes cause confusion, frustration

by Anne Blythe and Lola Oliverio September 12, 2025September 11, 2025

TLC, formerly the Tammy Lynn Center, provides housing and around-the-clock care for people with “severe and profound needs.”

Medicaid cuts could threaten care for North Carolinians with severe disabilities

by Jaymie Baxley September 5, 2025September 4, 2025

Despite years of serious safety violations, Holly Hill Hospital looks to treat more patients

by Taylor Knopf August 21, 2025August 20, 2025