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Tag: suicide prevention

image shows a hand holding a cell phone with the number 988 selected, the new mental health crisis line
Posted inMental Health

A look at North Carolina’s first year with the 988 mental health crisis line

by Taylor Knopf September 11, 2023September 10, 2023

By Taylor Knopf It’s been a little more than a year since the launch of the new national Suicide & Crisis Lifeline number 988, and North Carolina saw a 31 percent increase in calls for support during that time.  While the national hotline isn’t exactly new, the shortened number is. The previous 10-digit number was […]

The image shows a hospital staff worker using a computer in a patient waiting area. At times, mental health patients in crisis can wait in emergency rooms under involuntary commitment for days or weeks for an available psychiatric bed.
Posted inMental Health

What happens when you take someone in a mental health crisis to the E.R.?

by Taylor Knopf September 8, 2023September 7, 2023
safe firearm storage
Posted inChildren's Health

NC launches safe firearm storage initiative

by Jennifer Fernandez and Anne Blythe June 6, 2023June 6, 2023
shows, from behind, a young boy holding up a firearm/ gun. No gun locks in sight.
Posted inChildren's Health

NC pediatrician discusses tackling gun violence in a complicated world

by Anne Blythe May 24, 2023May 23, 2023
Teen girls face violence and hopelessness
Posted inChildren's Health

Teen girls ‘engulfed in a growing wave of sadness, violence and trauma,’ latest youth survey shows

by Jennifer Fernandez February 23, 2023April 4, 2023
Man and woman sit on a conference room stage with a slide behind them that reads "Suicide Noted."
Posted inMental Health

North Carolina podcaster creates space for suicide attempt survivors to share

by Taylor Knopf January 9, 2023January 9, 2023

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