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Tag: NC DHHS Sec. Kody Kinsley

A man stands at a podium talking, while another man, who is wearing a mask against COVID, stands behind him. They're both wearing suits and ties.
Posted inMental Health

NC Governor announces proposal to invest $1 billion in mental health services

by Taylor Knopf March 8, 2023March 8, 2023

By Taylor Knopf In his State of the State address Monday, Gov. Roy Cooper said the “youth mental health crisis cannot be ignored,” adding that he would soon “propose a plan that makes historic investments in the whole-person health.”  On Wednesday, Cooper announced his plan to invest $1 billion in mental health and substance use […]

Front of a brick building with a Cherry Hospital sign in front
Posted inMental Health

Crippling health workforce shortages mean hospitals can’t admit mental health patients — even if beds are empty

by Rose Hoban February 28, 2023February 27, 2023
A grab bag with cottons, cookers, alcohol wipes, syringes and a list of treatment resources put together by North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition.
Posted inSubstance Use

Delays of opioid settlement funds strain nonprofits offering substance use treatment, housing

by Taylor Knopf February 16, 2023February 15, 2023
Posted inDisabilities

NC DHHS challenging judge’s order on home-based services for people with disabilities

by Anne Blythe December 1, 2022December 6, 2022
A young white girl with blonde hair covering her face sits at a table on a screened in porch drawing, which is part of mental health therapy homework
Posted inMental Health

Durham 11-year-old was sexually assaulted in NC psychiatric hospital, parents allege

by Taylor Knopf November 30, 2022November 30, 2022
Older white man in suit gestures to a younger white man sitting in a chair behind him at a townhall discussion about mental helath care and the rising mental health crisis numbers
Posted inMental Health

Big changes are needed to turn the tide of North Carolina’s mental health crisis, health leaders say

by Taylor Knopf August 23, 2022January 10, 2023

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