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NC on track to roll out 9-8-8 mental health crisis hotline

by Taylor Knopf March 3, 2022March 2, 2022

By Taylor Knopf  In July, there will be a new universal phone number — 9-8-8 — for people across the United States to call when they or someone around them experiences a mental health crisis. The idea is that it’s short, easy to remember and the same everywhere.  Right now, most everyone knows to call […]

Posted inMental Health

First peer-run respite opens as alternative to hospitalization for people in mental health distress

by Taylor Knopf August 18, 2021April 1, 2022
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, 2021March 28, 2022
a person sits with their head in their hands behind bars, backlit by blue lights
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State lawmakers seek non-police, community interventions to mental health crises

by Taylor Knopf May 18, 2021October 19, 2021
photo is a close up of hands cuffed behind someone's back
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NC didn’t track the data on mental health commitments, so some advocates did it instead.

by Taylor Knopf December 21, 2020October 19, 2021
Sheriff removes leg cuffs from a psychiatric patient after transporting the man from one hospital to another
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More NC psych patients are ending up handcuffed in a police car. Why?

by Taylor Knopf December 14, 2020March 28, 2022

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