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WEBSep 11, 2024 · DHHS audit of mental health agency finds millions in payments to executives, law firm ahead of merger. by Rose Hoban July 8, 2024. by Rachel Crumpler August 19, 2024. by Rachel Crumpler July 30, 2024. by Rachel Crumpler July 26, 2024. Grace Vitaglione June 15, 2024.
Will new increase in SNAP benefits be enough? - NC Health News
WEBOct 27, 2021 · More than 1.6 million North Carolinians are enrolled in Food and Nutrition Services. The Biden administration announced an increase to SNAP in mid-August, describing it as the largest in the history of the food stamp program. At the beginning of this month, the average monthly benefits for SNAP increased by 25 percent.
Lost your vaccine card? Need to verify? Here’s how. - NC Health …
WEBAug 10, 2021 · Here’s how to access the verification if you got vaccinated at a local health department, at a mass vaccination site that was run by the state’s DHHS. Step One: Go to the NCDHHS COVID-19 Vaccine Portal. The vaccine portal can be accessed at: https://covid-vaccine-portal.ncdhhs.gov. Step Two: Sign in using your login information.
Shortage of correctional officers leaves prison staff stretched thin
WEBJan 29, 2024 · Challenge maintaining full workforce. Maintaining a full workforce in prisons has always been a challenge because of the nature of the work and work environment, but COVID-19 pushed staffing to new lows. A larger number of people left their jobs when the coronavirus, which swept through the state’s prisons, added a new risk to the job.. North Carolina prison staffing levels have yet to ...
High Point U breaks ground on new dental school | NC Health News
WEBSep 28, 2023 · By Anne Blythe. As Tropical Storm Ophelia showered the North Carolina Piedmont with a windy drizzle Saturday, dozens of people at High Point University gathered inside the Congdon Hall auditorium for an unusual ceremony.. After several years of planning, campus leaders and guests were ready to break ground for the new Workman School of Dental Medicine. ...
What happens when someone in mental distress goes to the ER?
WEBSep 8, 2023 · North Carolina-based WARM line 833-390-7728: This mental health support line is staffed 24/7 by peer support specialists — people with their own experiences of mental illness — at Promise Resource Network in Charlotte. Other “warm” lines run by peer support specialists based in the United States can be found here.
Housing for Afghan Refugees is scarce, volunteers ready to help
WEBNov 23, 2021 · In the coming months, North Carolina is expecting to house around 1,200 Afghan refugees across the state, with Charlotte accepting roughly 300 men, women, and children, resettling families with help from local agencies including Carolina Refugee Resettlement Agency and Catholic Charities. About 130 had arrived by Nov. 11.
Medical marijuana legislation could put NC in the green - NC …
WEBJul 13, 2021 · Medical marijuana is legal in 36 states and Washington, D.C., and recreational marijuana is legal in 18, according to Insider, putting North Carolina in the minority of states where weed is not legal in any capacity, even as its northern neighbor, Virginia made plans to legalize up to an ounce of recreational marijuana in three years.
Vending machines dispensing free, life-saving medication
WEBNov 9, 2022 · In fact, 4,154 overdose reversals using naloxone were reported by community members in 2021, according to the state’s Opioid and Substance Use Action Plan Data Dashboard. A box of free Narcan dispensed from Forsyth County’s vending machine. Distributing naloxone from a vending machine is an …
Vidant looks to tie future more closely to ECU - NC Health News
WEBJun 24, 2021 · East Carolina University and one of the largest hospital systems in the state have announced the “first step” toward full clinical integration, eyeing a future “ECU Health” that will rival existing partnerships in North Carolina. On Wednesday, the university’s board of trustees approved the appointment of Michael Waldrum, CEO of ...