Former Music Producer Researching Music’s Effect on Mental Health
Alex Kresovich is a PhD student in the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media. But before he...
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Mental Health
UNC Introduces New Mental Health Hotline For Students
In an effort to improve its services to students in poor mental health, UNC recently announced a...
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UNC Working to Address Mental Health Issues on Campuses Across System
The administration at UNC – Chapel Hill commissioned the Mental Health Task Force in the spring of...
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Right as Rain: Maintaining Our Mental Health
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and even though many of us will post memes or maybe donate to...
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Former Olympian, UNC Student Aims to Promote Mental Health Among Athletes
With the fall semester starting last week at UNC, former world-class figure skater Rachael Flatt...
Read MoreCompass Center to Expand Services for Domestic Violence Survivors
Chapel Hill’s Compass Center for Women and Families is expanding its services to include housing and mental health support to victims of domestic violence and their children. Thanks to a $350,000 grant from the Governor’s Crime...
Read MoreNC Governor Cooper Posts Gun Safety Action Plans
The Valentine’s Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, which took the lives of 17 students and teachers, has sparked a national conversation about gun control laws in the country. North...
Read MoreLawmakers Restless on Pay, Severance at Mental Health Agency
North Carolina legislators are getting restless waiting for state regulators to act against a regional managed-care mental health agency that’s the subject of a second critical report this year on leadership pay and...
Read More‘Hear Our Voices’ Project Gives Voices to Marginalized Groups
Artwork, videos, interview transcriptions and photography were all included in Hear Our Voices: an interactive presentation by students at the UNC School of Social Work. Part of getting a degree from the school includes...
Read MoreOrange County Ranks First in North Carolina for Health Factors
Residents of Orange County may be among the healthiest in North Carolina according to an annual report on national wellness profiles from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Stacy Shelp, the public information officer of the...
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