Those with the most complicated mental health problems might need to be in a state psychiatric hospital. But it’s hard to get one of those beds. Staffing shortages mean that only 600 of the ...

On average, North Carolinians who go to an emergency room in crisis wait 16 days for a state psychiatric hospital bed. Part 4: How North Carolina got the math wrong on mental health | WFAE 90.7 ...

North Carolina is among the bottom 10 states in the country when it comes to investment in child and adolescent mental health services — 42 out of 50 to be exact, said Dr. Samantha Meltzer-Brody ...

A new behavioral health hospital that will be the largest in eastern North Carolina is needed to meet a growing number of mental health challenges, officials said at this week’s ground-breaking ...

WFAE has been reporting on the struggles of inmates living with mental illness waiting for a state hospital bed. But it isn’t just inmates who wait. On average, North Carolinians who go to an ...