Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal managing editor, discusses a recent CJ cover story involving a murderous gang leader, death threats against an assistant U.S. attorney, and the Raleigh-based U.S. attorney’s questionable response to those death threats. Henderson offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 646).
Tillis announces legislation to improve suicide and crisis lifeline
At a time when depression rates among adults and children surge to record levels, US Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, along with US Sen. Alex Padilla, D-CA, co-chairs of the bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus, US Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, announced a critical step on Friday to improve the 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.