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many stick figure people in front of a real hospital emergency patient registration sign, they represent all the people in mental health crisis who sit in the emergency department waiting for a psychiatric bed

New mental health data show ‘unsustainable’ burden on NC hospitals

by Taylor Knopf August 22, 2022December 23, 2024

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State budget funds some mental health crisis response and hospital diversion efforts

by Taylor Knopf November 18, 2021November 29, 2021

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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, 2020November 15, 2022

shows map of NC with counties that have psychiatrists noted in green, a handful of counties are grey (no psychiatrist) and a smaller number are colored darker green (more psychiatrists)

Eastern NC mental health unit slated for closure

by Liora Engel-Smith July 22, 2019July 22, 2019