Council of State approves Dix deal
With two Republican members dissenting, North Carolina’s Council of State approved a plan to convert the Dix campus in Raleigh into a 325 acre park. The political controversy as encapsulated by the...
View ArticleMental health care consolidation on the table
North Carolina Health News looks at the changes ahead for the state’s mental health care system and keys in on how further consolidation of the system might affect services. There are presently 11...
View ArticleSaturday Evening Post August 24-30
Good Evening, maps for thought. 1860 Slavery Census Via Wonkblog — America’s most gerrymandered congressional districts From Justice Ruth Bader Ginburg’s dissent in Shelby: Although the VRA wrought...
View ArticleN&O: Republicans ‘slashing and burning’ mental health funding
It seems they’re at it again. A new editorial by the News and Observer, argues that the Senate’s defunding of mental health centers is just a “part of a disturbing pattern designed by Republican...
View ArticleNC State Technician: We need to talk about mental health differently
Every time a mass shooting happens in this country, which albeit is pretty frequently, the issue of mental health and the sanity of the killer comes up. People have been long associating mental health...
View ArticleWRAL: Report – North Carolina youth suicides double since 2010
A new report by the Associated Press shows that the number of youth suicides in North Carolina has doubled in the last 5 years. WRAL – Report: North Carolina youth suicides double since 2010 The number...
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