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Since 2004, Vecinos, a community health organization in western NC, has served Latino farmworkers. A new multi-million dollar project and partnership with other organizations will mean all low-income Latinos in the region will soon have easier access to care.
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Twenty-one inmates died of suicide in 2020. That's the highest rate since Disability Rights NC, a legal advocacy organization, began tracking these numbers in 2013.
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Around the country, groups are teaching wounded troops and veterans to fly fish. While there's not much research on the therapeutic benefits, some say the experience helps them heal.
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One of the best ways to learn about the experience of menopause is to talk with people who’ve gone through it. Host Anita Rao turns to an expert she’s close to: her mom. And guest host Omisade Burney-Scott interviews a friend about premature menopause.
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Students in a North Carolina school system will have the entire week of Thanksgiving off to support students and staff members’ mental health and wellness, the district has announced.
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Students at UNC-Chapel Hill are mourning the recent deaths of members of the campus community. Some students want to see their school provide more mental health resources.
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The study of military dependents found more than 40 percent reported low mental well-being, often because of separations and a lack of connections in their lives.
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The Marine Corps established Wounded Warrior Battalions to aid troops with the worst mental and physical injuries. But Marines in the battalions who are...
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When the human body gets pushed to its limit, whether by running ultra-marathons to having babies, we can learn a lot about our emotional as well as physical endurance.
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New federal laws seek to improve mental health care for veterans and their families. But advocates say it will take time for local communities to feel...