Psychiatrists in North Carolina agree the youth mental health crisis is the latest wave of the pandemic.

North Carolina had the 10th-highest infant mortality rate among states in 2023, according to the North Carolina Child ...

For the past month, WFAE has been examining North Carolina’s broken mental health system, especially as it affects people in the criminal justice system. This week, we start to look at the ...

The “Press 3 option” at the lifeline is gone, but NC public health leaders have trained call takers to work with LGBTQ+ people in crisis.

The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has discontinued its specialized support for LGBTQ+ youth, eliminating the "Press 3" option, following the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' decision to ...

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) released a plan Tuesday to provide more resources to schools to support the mental health of young people. The 11-page “North ...

North Carolina Youth Mental Health Crisis Is “Next Wave of the Pandemic,” Duke Psychiatrist Says The pandemic has magnified how fragile mental health is for many children and adolescents.

Like many states, North Carolina is in the midst of a crisis in its mental healthcare system. Health experts point to rising numbers of mental health-related emergency room visits, longer wait ...

“Quite simply, the behavioral health crisis across North Carolina has reached a state of emergency, and we urgently need your leadership and collaboration to address it.” ...

However, NC Health News found that when given a chance to rethink law enforcement involvement in mental health crisis care in 2019, most North Carolina counties maintained the status quo.