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New child welfare tracking software now live in all 100 NC counties
By Jennifer Fernandez Key Takeaways: For decades, child welfare workers have struggled to follow the lives and progress of children in the state’s child welfare system. Families in financial and emotional crisis can have chaotic lives, and case workers often end up a step…
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As mental health needs grow in NC prisons, state leaders look to improve care after release
By Rachel Crumpler Key Takeaways: More than one-quarter of North Carolina’s state prison population — just over 9,000 people — has a mental health diagnosis requiring treatment. The percentage of the prison population on the mental health caseload has more than doubled since…
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What’s for school breakfast? In Craven County, it’s local
By Analisa Sorrells Archer EdNC On a cool Tuesday morning in early October, students lingered in the hallways of Bridgeton Elementary School, waiting for the cafeteria doors to open. In the breakfast line, warm bowls of cheese grits and sausage links accompanied by cups of…
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Caring for aging parents is getting more expensive
By Anna Claire Vollers Stateline Costs are soaring for people who care for their older parents and other family members, according to a new study. Out-of-pocket expenses are nearly 60% higher than they were just five years ago for family caregivers, who now spend an average of…
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The chemicals that keep us cool leave something behind
By Will Atwater Takeaways: Newer refrigerants address one environmental problem but may contribute to another. North Carolina’s drinking water challenges extend beyond familiar PFAS. The search for better cooling options involves difficult trade-offs. Driving in a North Carolina…
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Staffing improves for NC health care providers, but long term shortages continue to threaten stability
By Jaymie Baxley Key takeaways North Carolina’s health care workforce is growing, and acute staffing shortages have eased in several professions, but employers still struggle to fill open positions and retain workers, particularly in rural communities. That’s the main takeaway…
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Raleigh addiction recovery program to open apartments for mothers and children
Key takeaways: By Taylor Knopf Twice, Lela Brantley did everything she was supposed to do and still ended up homeless. She stopped using substances. She moved into a recovery center with her small children. She secured a Section 8 affordable housing voucher and got on the…
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Atrium, State Health Plan strike a deal after public fight
By Michelle Crouch and Rose Hoban Co-published with The Charlotte Ledger After months of public sparring, Atrium Health and the State Health Plan have reached a deal that allows state employees, retirees and their family members to see Atrium doctors next year at roughly the…
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Could meals help keep older adults from returning to the hospital?
Key takeaways: By Ashley Fredde A hospital can treat an infection, stabilize blood sugar or care for a wound. But for an older adult heading home after a hospital admission, recovery can be affected by something far more fundamental — food. New research from Duke University…
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Reducing drug harm in NC mountain counties
By Walker Livingston Carolina Public Press In strip malls across rural parts of Western North Carolina, a grassroots harm reduction movement has taken root. In counties from Madison to Macon, volunteers deliver safe supplies to people using drugs, they test substances without…
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7 years after Mission deal, HCA disputes state’s authority to enforce purchase agreement
By Ted Clifford Asheville Watchdog In 2018, the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office waded into the contentious sale of the nonprofit Mission Hospital to healthcare giant HCA. The office had concerns about the sale. Eager to get the deal done, HCA made concessions. The…
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Hospital turf wars: Why NC hospitals are racing to build
By Michelle Crouch Co-published with The Charlotte Ledger Key Takeaways: Maybe you’ve noticed: North Carolina hospitals have been making a lot of headlines lately: Traditional regional boundaries are blurring as hospital systems scramble to expand and stake out claims in each…
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New unit aims to fill gaps in mental health care for NC youth in juvenile detention
By Rachel Crumpler Key Takeaways: Arkevious Armstrong, 45, returned to C.A. Dillon Juvenile Detention Center in Butner on Oct. 12. He had last walked out of the facility 30 years ago. Armstrong spent four years of his childhood there, from age 13 to 17. This time, though, he…