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Two women stand with an older man outside. He will stay in an assisted living facility in 2021.

Aging

‘A slap on the wrist’: families and advocates call for increased accountability from assisted living facilities

by Grace Vitaglione March 24, 2025March 23, 2025

shows a Black woman sitting at a desk with several monitors. She's the person who oversees maternal health for the state of North Carolina.

Too costly to keep, but too important to lose. Solving paradox of NC rural women’s health services

by Carolina Public Press March 23, 2025March 23, 2025

shows a hospital building in the distance. There's a road leading to it with a chain across the road and a sign hanging from the chain that reads: Martin General Hospital and the emergency department are closed.

Financial pressures prompt women’s services cuts at NC rural hospitals

by Carolina Public Press March 19, 2025March 18, 2025

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

Ten years on, there’s still no way to track kids in NC’s child welfare system online

by Rose Hoban March 17, 2025March 16, 2025

Two men in orange jail jumpsuits sit at a table learning about court personnel. A mental health clinician is leading a session as part of Mecklenburg's capacity restoration program.

Frustrated by defendants languishing in their jails, three sheriffs bring mental health treatment behind bars

by Rachel Crumpler March 3, 2025March 4, 2025

shows a man in an orange prison jumpsuit sitting in a cell on the side of a lower bunk of a bunk bed. He has his head in his hands. Defendants ruled incapable to proceed often wait months in jail before receiving treatment.

NC defendants with mental illness wait months in jail for court-ordered treatment

by Rachel Crumpler February 27, 2025March 4, 2025