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image shows the corner of a building behind a fence with loops of barbed wire on top
Posted inPrison Health

Report: 2020 saw a record number of deaths in NC jails

by Elizabeth Thompson March 25, 2022March 24, 2022

By Elizabeth Thompson North Carolina jails saw a record number of deaths due to suicide or substance use in 2020, according to a new report from Disability Rights North Carolina (DRNC). There were a record number of 56 deaths in North Carolina jails in 2020, despite estimates that nationwide lockups reduced their populations by a […]

Posted inMental Health

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

by Taylor Knopf March 3, 2022March 2, 2022
Man talks with two women in a legislative room.
Posted inState Health Policy

State health leaders discuss COVID exit strategy, mental health need

by Anne Blythe and Elizabeth Thompson February 16, 2022February 19, 2022
a map showing death rates from TBIs by county 2017-2019
Posted inMental Health

Why do North Carolinians die of traumatic brain injuries at higher rates than the national average?

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven November 12, 2021November 11, 2021
Posted inMental Health

UNC leads training of NC college students, faculty to connect peers to mental health resources

by Anne Blythe October 14, 2021October 14, 2021
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Posted inChildren's Health

It’s the call every educator dreads. In Transylvania, it came twice within days.

by Education NC September 24, 2021September 24, 2021

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