/tags/mental-health Mental Health en-US Copyright Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:28:30 GMT /term/news/2025-03-28/k-12-students-in-nc-will-soon-have-access-to-virtual-mental-health-services-this-year The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is providing virtual mental health services through a partnership with United Healthcare. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:28:30 GMT /term/news/2025-03-28/k-12-students-in-nc-will-soon-have-access-to-virtual-mental-health-services-this-year Sharryse Piggott /news/2025-02-14/mental-health-crisis-program-raleigh The CARES program will be accessed through a 911 call center offering resources to people who need assistance beyond help from a police officer. Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:28:41 GMT /news/2025-02-14/mental-health-crisis-program-raleigh Sharryse Piggott /news/2025-02-03/end-police-transporting-mental-health-patients North Carolina is launching a $20 million pilot program to take law enforcement personnel out of the process of transporting mental health patients being involuntarily committed — aiming to end the traumatic practice of having officers handcuff and transport patients. Mon, 03 Feb 2025 20:27:34 GMT /news/2025-02-03/end-police-transporting-mental-health-patients Taylor Knopf/NC Health News /news/2024-09-20/zebulon-police-care-unit-youth-trauma-social Zebulon Police Department partnered with nonprofit New Blue, which helped create a new program to assist children during 911 emergencies. Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:50:54 GMT /news/2024-09-20/zebulon-police-care-unit-youth-trauma-social Sharryse Piggott /show/embodied/2024-07-26/therapists-of-color-therapy-mental-health-counselor-therapist-race The majority of mental health professionals in the U.S. are white. Therapists of color are working to expand the diversity of their field and increase access to meet a rising demand for their services. Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:01:00 GMT /show/embodied/2024-07-26/therapists-of-color-therapy-mental-health-counselor-therapist-race Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao, Amanda Magnus /show/embodied/2024-07-19/committed-psychiatric-hospital-mental-health-institutionalization-deinstitutionalization Tens of thousands of Americans each year are voluntarily and involuntarily committed into psychiatric institutes. A memoirist and an organizer share their experiences inside the wards. Fri, 19 Jul 2024 17:01:00 GMT /show/embodied/2024-07-19/committed-psychiatric-hospital-mental-health-institutionalization-deinstitutionalization Paige Miranda, Anita Rao, Amanda Magnus /youth-reporting-institute/2024-06-28/young-black-mentally-healthy-men-mental-health An interview series celebrating Men’s Mental Health Month, this is a collection of candid conversations with men from various walks of life who share their personal experiences with mental health. This series seeks to highlight the diversity of men’s mental health journeys, providing a platform for often unheard voices. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 15:48:07 GMT /youth-reporting-institute/2024-06-28/young-black-mentally-healthy-men-mental-health Caitlin Leggett /show/embodied/2024-05-24/balanced-love-bipolar-disorder When you’re living with a stigmatized mental illness like bipolar disorder, opening up to romantic partners can be tough. A married couple and a single woman share their stories. Fri, 24 May 2024 17:01:00 GMT /show/embodied/2024-05-24/balanced-love-bipolar-disorder Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao /news/2024-04-29/wakebrook-behavioral-health-campus-reopen-east-raleigh Wakebrook closed last year after UNC Health pulled out. The facility will reopen to patients in May with renovations, more service providers, and a new crisis center. Mon, 29 Apr 2024 21:30:58 GMT /news/2024-04-29/wakebrook-behavioral-health-campus-reopen-east-raleigh Sharryse Piggott /show/due-south/2024-04-29/mental-health-crisis-college-journalists-students-interview Politicians, parents, and pundits have lots of opinions about how to solve mental health problems affecting nearly every campus. In this conversation, students themselves share their perspective of what they and their classmates are facing. Mon, 29 Apr 2024 08:25:00 GMT /show/due-south/2024-04-29/mental-health-crisis-college-journalists-students-interview Leoneda Inge, Cole del Charco