A proposed bill would ban trans children from participating in sports that align with their gender identity. Fewer than 10 trans high school students have tried to play NC sports in the last 2 years, but legislators say the bill is proactive. #ncpol #ncga northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

Transgender children face barriers to participation in athletic activities, and few appear to be playing in school sports in NC at all – raising questions from advocates and student athletes about why the bill is being presented. #ncpol #ncga #nced northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

Come July 1, NC’s Medicaid program is being placed in the hands of commercial insurers, and this time, state officials say, the transition is all but guaranteed. #Medicaid #ncga northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

Fewer than 10 transgender athletes have sought to play in North Carolina public high schools, but sponsors claim the bill is a ‘proactive’ measure. #nced #ncnews #ncpol #ncga northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

Psychiatric beds

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NC didn’t track the data on mental health commitments, so some advocates did it instead.

December 21, 2020 by Taylor Knopf

NC didn’t track the data on mental health commitments, so some advocates did it instead. - North Carolina Health News

Advocates found the state had a big problem, but because no one was counting, no one was aware of how many psychiatric patients were being treated against their will. This is the second story in a series about how more people in mental health crisis end up involuntarily committed for treatment and why that’s a problem.

By Taylor Knopf Robert Ward has been representing clients with mental health issues when they come before a judge in involuntary commitment hearings for almost a decade. And in recent years, he noticed his caseload increasing in Mecklenburg County. Ward, the assistant public defender, asked his local clerk of court’s office to share the number […]

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Eastern NC mental health unit slated for closure

July 22, 2019 by Liora Engel-Smith

Eastern NC mental health unit slated for closure - North Carolina Health News

Vidant Beaufort’s plan to dismantle its inpatient psychiatric unit next month has sparked concerns over patient access in an already underserved region.

By Liora Engel-Smith An Eastern North Carolina hospital is planning to shut down its inpatient mental health unit next month. The impending closure of Vidant Beaufort Hospital’s 19-bed unit is the first time in recent memory that a mental health ward receiving state funds through a so-called “three-way contract” is closing, an N.C. Department of […]

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