Mental Health

More court-ordered patients, fewer staffed beds and longer stays have strained a system struggling to keep up with demand for treatment.

The alleged perpetrators of three high-profile murders in recent months are believed to have been suffering from mental illness. Stein says, "We have a real problem."

Once sustained on shoestring budgets, peer-run mental health spaces are expanding across North Carolina as state and local leaders invest in programs led by people with lived experience.

After the fatal shooting of a professor at UNC in 2023, a group of Chinese international students said they struggled to find culturally competent mental health resources. So they organized to provide support for their community and other minorities on campus.

After the rushed passage of a law that could funnel more people into the involuntary commitment process, House lawmakers hear concerns from doctors and hospital leaders.

Young people are emphasizing youth-led solutions, saying that peers best understand and can effectively address their generation’s mental health challenges.

Commonly known as PRTFs, these facilities offer inpatient treatment for children with complex behavioral health needs. When one of these patients gets angry or agitated, staff will often put them in restraints or isolation rooms.

The sudden cancellation of federal grants created after the Uvalde school shooting will halt planned expansions of school-based mental health services in North Carolina. The move has prompted pushback from state attorneys general and members of Congress.

Camp Heal, which was funded through opioid settlement money, is working to get more funding so that it can expand next year.

A new Texas law that will provide up to $50 million to study ibogaine reflects growing government interest in psychedelic therapy research for mental health treatments