Public School Forum President Shares Top 5 Priorities for NC Lawmakers
As the North Carolina General Assembly gets its latest long session underway, school funding is...
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Mental Health
Callers Keep Flooding 988 Mental Health, Suicide Helpline
Written by AMANDA SEITZ When Jamieson Brill answers a crisis call from a Spanish speaker on the...
Read MoreNC Democrats Seek Bipartisan Gun Laws After Mass Shooting
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON North Carolina Democratic legislators pleaded with the General Assembly’s Republican majority on Tuesday to consider gun safety and mental health measures, citing last week’s shootings in...
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Despite Familiar Challenges, CHCCS and OCS Excited for Start of New Year
As there are each year, Orange County’s K-12 school districts each face exciting and...
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‘They’re Waiting For You to Call’: UNC Psychiatrist Shares Details of 988 Hotline
The updated 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline recently launched, meant to make access to mental...
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‘Valuable Resource’: New Mental Health Lifeline Goes Live
A new suicide and crisis lifeline went into effect Saturday where people in need can simply call or text 9-8-8.
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Duke Psychiatrists Share Stats, Systemic Factors of Teens’ Mental Health Crisis
Content warning: This article contains comments and statistics about suicide and self-harm....
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UNC School of Medicine Research Named to Forbes’ Healthcare Innovators List
A UNC School of Medicine and UNC Health researcher known for studying perinatal depression just...
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‘Children Are Paying the Price’: UNC Professor on Improving Kids’ Mental Health
UNC psychologist Mitch Prinstein says kids’ mental health has suffered badly during the pandemic – but there are things that can help.
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‘What It Comes Down To Is Relationships’: Helping Kids Process Trauma
Following Tuesday’s school shooting, how can we help kids process their feelings in a positive way – and how can we help ourselves?
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