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Hand holding smartphone with social media app
Posted inChildren's Health

Teen sexual extortion cases rising online, NC officials warn

by Jennifer Fernandez November 27, 2023November 26, 2023

By Jennifer Fernandez As teens spend more time on social media, parents need to watch for signs that they are being exploited, North Carolina officials warn. Between 2021 and 2022, the FBI saw a 600 percent increase in “sextortion” cases in North Carolina, state Attorney General Josh Stein said in a recent webinar. In sextortion […]

shows a brick building of Central Prison behind a chain link fence topped by razor wire
Posted inPrison Health

How much do we know about suicide and self-harm that happen during incarceration?

by Rachel Crumpler November 21, 2023November 20, 2023
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Posted inGender health

Transgender youth in North Carolina dealing with medical “whiplash” of ban on gender-affirming care

by Rachel Crumpler October 30, 2023October 30, 2023
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Posted inChildren's Health

Webinar series focuses on protecting NC children

by Jennifer Fernandez October 24, 2023October 23, 2023
photo of a table at a gun show covered with firearms. Researchers think that reducing the number of guns is only one part of reducing gun violence.
Posted inChildren's Health

Suicide rates of teenage boys are skyrocketing because of firearm access

by The 19th September 30, 2023September 29, 2023
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

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