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Tag: peer support specialist

Posted inMental Health

Sheriffs want to turn transport of psych patients over to mental health workers

by Taylor Knopf May 23, 2022May 24, 2022

By Taylor Knopf When two sheriff’s deputies showed up at the hospital room of John Noel’s husband, Chris, he thought he was being arrested. No one had told him they were coming.  The deputies handcuffed Chris and escorted him to the back seat of a patrol car, according to Noel. Driving away from the hospital, […]

older white man with white hair, jacket and hat sits on a city bench talking on a cell phone
Posted inMental Health

Warm line: a mental health support, answered by people who can relate

by Taylor Knopf July 29, 2021February 10, 2023
a person sits with their head in their hands behind bars, backlit by blue lights
Posted inMental Health

State lawmakers seek non-police, community interventions to mental health crises

by Taylor Knopf May 18, 2021November 15, 2022
Two hands clasped together to signify peer support
Posted inMental Health

NC’s growing peer support ecosystem creates opportunities, challenges

by Liora Engel-Smith November 8, 2019November 7, 2019
Posted inState Health Policy

2019 Health & Human Services Budget – House & Senate

by Rose Hoban June 24, 2019April 13, 2021
Posted inPrison Health

Pitt County jail aims to reduce recidivism and substance use relapse

by Taylor Knopf June 20, 2019April 13, 2021

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