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shows a group of children sitting in a brightly colored classroom, their attention is (mostly) on the front of the room

Children's Health

Tired of seeing barriers disrupt mental health support for students, this district redesigned its process

by Education NC January 9, 2022January 7, 2022

We see a hand holding a cardboard sign that says, "#Free Them All" sticking out the passenger window of a compact white car passing the Durham County Detention Facility. The car is part of a caravan of protestors calling for the release of inmates who are unable to pay bail during the pandemic. It's Father's Day, 2020.

COVID outbreaks continue in NC jails, which are exempt from state vaccine mandate

by Elizabeth Thompson October 25, 2021August 31, 2022

shows four young people wearing yellow to signify suicide awareness sitting around an outdoor table. They're looking at the camera and smiling.

Children's Health

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

by Education NC September 24, 2021September 24, 2021

we see a man kayaking away from the photographer down the French Broad River toward a wall of trees and wide blue skies

Environmental Health

Gauging the lead threat in NC waters and aquatic life

by Carolina Public Press November 14, 2020January 27, 2021

Two glass vials that say "Naloxone HCL" and two wrapped syringes rest on a metal shelf at a needle exchange facility. In the background is a paper instructions on using the medication to reverse an opioid overdose

With an eye toward enhancing the drug treatment ecosystem, feds award $1 Million to NC rural providers

by Liora Engel-Smith October 2, 2020January 29, 2021

shows a group of girls on a zipline platform, all wearing safety gear and face coverings

Children's Health

Summer camps get creative to carry on in pandemic

by Aaliyah Bowden August 6, 2020August 5, 2020