The controversial drugs are not yet approved, but advocates hope a NC law would allow the state to be ready, should the FDA approve them.

The state likely won’t fully meet new Medicaid funding demands, indicating cuts to Medicaid services could follow, lawmakers ...

North Carolina's first lady, Anna Stein, is spearheading a new initiative, Unshame North Carolina, to dismantle the stigma surrounding substance abuse disorder and promote treatment for opioid ...

Richardson contributed to the new NC Black Youth Suicide Prevention Action Plan. In the plan, Guilford and Forsyth are among ...

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and First Lady Anna Stein, in collaboration with Shatterproof, has ...

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announces the NC Black Youth Suicide Prevention Action Plan amid a ...

The state’s 2023 law permits abortions for “life-limiting” anomalies during the first 24 weeks of pregnancy, but patients and doctors say the law’s gray areas leave some people behind.

Data showed Black individuals were disproportionately represented in emergency department visits for suicidal thoughts or self-injury, particularly among those aged 10 to 24.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has launched the NC Black Youth Suicide Prevention Action Plan in ...

A transgender Western Carolina University student and local LGBTQ+ advocate is speaking out after the Trump administration’s ...

The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has discontinued its specialized support for LGBTQ+ youth, eliminating the "Press 3" option, following the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' decision to ...

The “Press 3 option” at the lifeline is gone, but NC public health leaders have trained call takers to work with LGBTQ+ people in crisis.