America is alone among developed nations in allowing the kind of disorder being tolerated on Raleigh's Glenwood South, on the Charlotte transit system, and in countless other cities.
A federal judge will allow a lawsuit to proceed against a North Carolina state agency over mental health services provided to jail inmates.
The House Select Committee on Involuntary Commitment and Public Safety has focused its recent meetings on evaluating both mental health system capacity and the legal processes for committing, treating, or releasing individuals.
A lawsuit targeting mental health services available to inmates in North Carolina’s county jails could move forward as a class-action complaint.
Gov. Josh Stein signed an executive order on Thursday aimed at strengthening North Carolina’s behavioral health and criminal justice systems, after a series of tragedies linked to mental illness across the state.
On Monday, Gov. Josh Stein said the General Assembly returned to session with the wrong priorities, including not passing a full budget, redrawing the state’s congressional map, and not increasing public safety and mental health funding.
Many of North Carolina's leaders, from both parties, are seeing a connection between violence and mental health, and are trying to find ways to prevent future tragedies.
A federal magistrate judge recommends denying an injunction in a lawsuit blaming state government for delays in providing mental health services to county jail inmates. The judge issued an opinion Thursday that would allow portions of the lawsuit to move forward.
At a press conference Wednesday, Rep. Jennifer Balkcom, R-Henderson, was joined by fellow Republicans co-sponsors to introduce the Parents’ Medical Bill of Rights, legislation that revises North Carolina laws to clarify when minors can consent to medical treatment independently and when parents can access their minors’ medical records. “[This bill] ensures that, when it comes...
NC is one of 13 states suing TikTok over children's mental health concerns.
The state Department of Health and Human Services opposes an injunction in a federal lawsuit targeting mental health services for inmates in county jails. The suit labels the situation a “statewide crisis.”
