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Panorama of the new Cherry Hospital in Goldsboro.
Posted inMental Health

Bill Would Make Mental Health Agencies Create Local Crisis Plans

by Taylor Knopf April 28, 2017October 8, 2022

By Taylor Knopf It’s no secret that North Carolina’s mental health system leaves a lot to be desired, and one of the biggest holes in the safety net is a dearth of crisis services. That’s why state lawmakers are moving forward with a bill that would direct all seven state-funded mental health management organizations to […]

neon emergency room sign
Posted inSubstance Use

Help for Mental Health & Substance Abuse Clients in Rural WNC Counties

by Thomas Goldsmith August 24, 2016April 16, 2021
Dianne Whitman is chief court counselor for the 30th Judicial District and a force behind the Juvenile Justice Treatment Continuum in Western North Carolina. Photo credit: Taylor Sisk
Posted inMental Health

Keeping Kids Out of Prison by Intervening Early

by Taylor Sisk May 23, 2016April 16, 2021
photo of someone listening to another person
Posted inMental Health, NC Health Briefs

NC Mental Health Agencies Announce Workforce-Development Collaborative

by Editor April 26, 2016April 26, 2016
Health care professionals, elected officials and law enforcement officers break ground on a comprehensive behavioral care center in the Caldwell County town of Lenoir. Photo courtesy Smoky Mountain LME/MCO
Posted inMental Health

Mental Health Crisis Center to Serve Caldwell, Alexander & McDowell Counties

by Taylor Sisk April 15, 2016April 16, 2021
Regions of origin of heroin into the U.S. from, 1977-2012. Photo courtesy Drug Enforcement Administration
Posted inSubstance Use

From Nayarit to Your Neighborhood: Heroin’s Path to a Ready Local Market

by Taylor Sisk April 4, 2016April 16, 2021

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