Lawmakers question VA's plans to hire more staff
KEVIN FREKING Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal lawmakers are casting doubts on the adequacy of the Department of Veterans Affairs' plans to hire 1,900 additional workers to improve access to...
View ArticleNC Mental Health director dies in bicycle crash
RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- The head of North Carolina's mental health division has been killed after his bicycle collided with a tractor trailer in Raleigh.Police say 49-year-old Steven Jordan was riding his...
View ArticleAdult care home plan for NC under way
GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, NC (AP) -- North Carolina's state health agency is moving ahead with a plan to help move mentally ill residents from adult care homes to affordable housing...
View ArticleNC, feds agree on adult care homes
GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, NC (AP) -- North Carolina health officials and federal attorneys have reached an agreement that could move thousands of residents in adult care homes with...
View ArticlePerdue: $1M to keep NC group homes going a month
EMERY P. DALESIO Associated PressRALEIGH, NC (AP) -- Gov. Bev Perdue says she's moving $1 million to prevent about 1,400 mentally ill residents of North Carolina group homes from becoming homeless...
View Article2012 military suicides hit record high of 349
ROBERT BURNS AP National Security WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Associated Press has learned that suicides in the US military surged to a record 349 last year. That far exceeds the 295 American combat...
View ArticleNC Senate bill seeks to tear up lease for park
RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- Senate Republican leaders are moving forward with legislation to throw out a lease that lets Raleigh build a large park on the old Dorothea Dix mental hospital campus, although city...
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CFCC students raise awareness about suicide prevention
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- Students in the CFCC Psychology Club were out on the street today to raise awareness for suicide prevention. Each student held a sign with a statistic or fact. One stated that...
View ArticleMental health advocates question Dix plans
RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- Some mental health advocates are questioning the city of Raleigh's plans to turn the old Dorothea Dix psychiatric hospital into a park.The News & Observer of Raleigh reported...
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Officers graduate from training for handling mental health issues
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- Some area law enforcement officers celebrated today the completion of special training. Some say recent situations involving police force would have turned out differently if...
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