Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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Report: 20 percent of COVID-19 patients develop mental health issues

November 22, 2020 by Daily Yonder

Report: 20 percent of COVID-19 patients develop mental health issues - North Carolina Health News

For rural patients already struggling with access to mental health care, the long term effects of the pandemic could mean even greater barriers in receiving the help they need.

By Liz Carey Daily Yonder As COVID cases rise in rural areas, a new report found that one in five COVID-19 patients develop mental illness within 90 days of recovery. That could spell trouble for rural residents who already have a harder time getting access to mental health services. The report, published this week in […]

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Coronavirus Today – May 12 – Pandemic politics; NC manufacturers help; mental health awareness

May 12, 2020 by Editor

Coronavirus Today – May 12 – Pandemic politics; NC manufacturers help; mental health awareness - North Carolina Health News

Political divides are emerging again during the pandemic slightly more than a week after Republicans and Democrats reached consensus on a relief package.

By North Carolina Health News staff ‘Pandemics cannot be partisan’ Eight days have passed since Republican leaders at the helm of the General Assembly stood side-by-side with Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, to show that the two parties could come together in consensus to support a $1.5 billion pandemic relief package. The harmony was short-lived. […]

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Latest NC research finds potential new treatment for PTSD

January 14, 2020 by Taylor Knopf

Latest NC research finds potential new treatment for PTSD - North Carolina Health News

Researchers are waiting on two more grants to further study the effects of stellate ganglion block treatment for PTSD patients.

By Taylor Knopf A procedure historically used to treat pain could also be used to help people with post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a recent clinical study by Research Triangle Park-based RTI International. Researchers found that a treatment called stellate ganglion block (SGB) improved symptoms of PTSD in their study participants. The treatment involves an […]

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Foster care case numbers continue to climb in NC, as opioid crisis affects families

September 24, 2019 by Sarah Ovaska

Foster care case numbers continue to climb in NC, as opioid crisis affects families - North Carolina Health News

Record numbers of children, almost all of whom have trauma of their own, are entering the foster care system as a result of abuse and neglect.

By Sarah Ovaska-Few North Carolina could use more people like Lisa Link, as the state grapples with record numbers of children entering and staying in the already stretched foster care system. Link, an auto broker and owner of a small used-car lot in Charlotte, opted five years ago to become a foster parent after years […]

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Robeson County residents still reeling from two prior hurricanes

September 6, 2019 by Greg Barnes

Robeson County residents still reeling from two prior hurricanes - North Carolina Health News

Nearly three years after Hurricane Matthew, many residents of the state’s second-poorest county are suffering mentally, physically and emotionally while the state grapples to provide relief funding. And now comes Dorian.

By Greg Barnes It’s been three years since Hurricane Matthew crashed into Robeson County, causing water to bubble up through the plumbing of Isa Alvarado’s mobile home and leaving behind a mold-infested mess. Alvarado, 63, didn’t vacate her Fairmont home after Matthew. She said she continued to live there, with her two children and a […]

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A new treatment could benefit vets with PTSD and brain injury, lawmakers want insurers to reimburse for it

July 9, 2019 by Emily Davis

A new treatment could benefit vets with PTSD and brain injury, lawmakers want insurers to reimburse for it - North Carolina Health News

Hyperbaric therapy forces more oxygen into damaged cells. Even as the evidence remains mixed, the NCGA is poised to make the treatment easier to get.

By Emily Davis Veterans who have had brain injuries or are struggling with the effects of trauma may soon have a new treatment option if a new bill making its way through the legislature eventually becomes law. On Tuesday, a Senate Health Care ommittee greenlighted House Bill 50, the North Carolina Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury […]

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Fighting for those who risk all to help others

July 2, 2019 by Yen Duong

Fighting for those who risk all to help others - North Carolina Health News

Project T.O.M., coming out of the Levine Cancer Institute seeks to educate firefighters about common cancers and provides free screenings.

By Yen Duong When firefighters sign up for the job, they’re aware of the dangers of flames, heat and smoke from burning buildings. But they often don’t know about the slower, lingering dangers that can hurt them even when they’re working in the firehouse. Firefighters are 14 percent more likely to die from cancer than […]

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One big request at teachers rally: More mental health support professionals

May 2, 2019 by Rose Hoban

One big request at teachers rally: More mental health support professionals - North Carolina Health News

The numbers of counselors, school social workers and school psychologists has been growing, but teachers say that growth has been too slow.

By Rose Hoban Thousands of red-clad teachers marched through the streets of Raleigh on Wednesday asking for more resources in their classrooms, but that request extended beyond merely school supplies. For the teachers, one of the big asks was for more of the other school staffers who support their mission of teaching some 1.5 million […]

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Creative community workers support those recovering from Eastern hurricanes

April 26, 2019 by Thomas Goldsmith

Creative community workers support those recovering from Eastern hurricanes - North Carolina Health News

People in Wilmington and other Eastern North Carolina communities are coping with lingering effects of recent hurricanes, with assists from community groups and visiting professionals.

By Thomas Goldsmith When wind and rain slam Wilmington, the racket takes Rose Fanning straight back to the frightening nights she endured during hurricanes Matthew and Florence. Fanning, 60, talked about her experiences recently at a Welcome Meal at the town’s Grace United Methodist Church. It’s a weekly offering that brings together diverse kinds of […]

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Rousing a community to the effects of child abuse in Cumberland County

April 25, 2019 by Sarah Ovaska

Rousing a community to the effects of child abuse in Cumberland County - North Carolina Health News

A multi-pronged effort is underway to build resilience in the community, where a rash of child deaths spurred outrage and a desire to address the root problems.

By Sarah Ovaska-Few Cumberland County is rethinking how it responds to child abuse. Instead of framing abuse as a problem shouldered by individual families, an ambitious effort by a collection of two dozen nonproft partners, government groups and concerned residents are instead naming it a community problem deserving of a community-wide solution. The S.O.A.R.(Strengths in […]

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