Carolina Abortion Fund helps patients afford care - NC Health News
WEBJun 27, 2022 · In 2019, according to the Carolina Abortion Fund’s latest available tax forms, the organization raised $419,291 and paid out $321,774 in direct grants. They generally cover just part of the cost of the procedure — about $260 — equating to funding for nearly 1,200 people. by.
An alternative to the psych hospital, run by people in mental …
WEBAug 18, 2021 · A mental health agency in Charlotte run by people with lived experience opens North Carolina’s first peer-run respite center as an alternative to landing in the emergency room for mental health issues. by Taylor Knopf August 18, 2021. Founder and CEO of Promise Resource Network Cherene Allen-Caraco smiles at PRN peer support …
Changes needed to fix NC's mental health crisis | NC Health News
WEBAug 23, 2022 · By Taylor Knopf. Decades ago, North Carolina legislators sought to change the way mental health care is delivered. They closed psychiatric hospitals arguing that patients would be better treated in the community, in less restrictive settings. Mental health experts agreed that the deinstitutionalization of mental health — a movement taking ...
Almost 1.5 million consumers have been moved to state’s …
WEBJun 4, 2021 · By Liora Engel-Smith . Fallin McCoy’s new Medicaid insurance card came in the mail earlier this week. Marked with a red and white logo from WellCare — a private insurer — the connection to the state’s largest public insurer is almost easy to miss.. The old card, a paper document with the North Carolina state seal, lists the state Department …
A nationwide problem, worse in North Carolina - NC Health News
WEBDec 2, 2021 · Recent numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that over the last year, the crisis grew even worse. More than 100,000 people across the country died of overdoses between April 2020 and April 2021. Over that period, the nationwide overdose death rate rose 27 percent. In North Carolina, it grew by 37 percent.
Medical marijuana legislation could put NC in the green - NC …
WEBJul 13, 2021 · Medical marijuana is legal in 36 states and Washington, D.C., and recreational marijuana is legal in 18, according to Insider, putting North Carolina in the minority of states where weed is not legal in any capacity, even as its northern neighbor, Virginia made plans to legalize up to an ounce of recreational marijuana in three years.
Counties leave psychiatric transport in sheriffs’ hands - NC Health …
WEBMar 23, 2021 · A few counties — such as Mecklenburg, Wake and Forsyth — are using a combination of law enforcement and a private contracted company to transport their mental health patients to a psychiatric bed. Guildford County’s plan included a combination of law enforcement and EMS personnel for transporting patients. A significant number of county ...
QuitlineNC offers free resources to quit smoking - NC Health News
WEBMay 21, 2018 · QuitlineNC will mail free quit-smoking medications to North Carolina residents who sign up before the end of the month, or while supplies last, the Department of Health and Human Services announced this week. Launched in 2005, QuitlineNC is a state-funded phone and web service designed to help people kick tobacco addiction.
Atrium Health: A unit of ‘local government’ like no other
WEBFeb 5, 2024 · To an outsider, Atrium Health might look no different than its Charlotte competitor Novant Health. Like other nonprofit hospital chains nationwide, both have gobbled up community hospitals, specialty clinics and physician practices in their quest to grow. But Atrium has a key advantage: It is a “unit of local government.”.
Communities to get relief from water, sewer woes. Is money …
WEBSep 23, 2021 · North Carolina is slated to receive $5.7 billion in ARP funding. State Senate and House budget proposals call for spending $1.58 billion of that money on water and sewer infrastructure projects. The money will provide huge relief to many municipalities, said Shadi Eskaf, the Division of Water Infrastructure’s new director.
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