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Mental Health Task Force issues somber report Mental health advocates call for action Mental health care providers brace for state funding cuts Funding cuts reduce quantity, not quality, of service Budget cuts hitting mental health with 'vengeance' Quietly caring for the sick Eastpointe will cut some patient care N.C. lawmakers positive even with mental health cuts Mental health feels pinch Mental health advocates demand WakeMed provide psychiatric beds Dix will stay open; city park plan in limbo Cuts feared for mental health Report: $635 million slipped away Shame on the system Mental hospitals may lose schools Cut care, invite trouble DRNC Gears Up for Legal Battles Nude photo found on hospital phone Mental health care advocates make case against budget cuts Buncombe officials worry state may grab mental heath funds Provider happy about ECBH takeover Breaking point New Bern agency to manage AMHC Hospital crisis: Wait of 8 days Center tries to patch the holes in the mental health safety net Patient advocates: N.C.'s mental health system needs fixing Mental patients turned away in Wake Gastonia mental health clinic closes, leaving clients with unanswered questions Rockingham County To Change Mental Health Services TN Editorial: Reforming 'reform' won't be easy Report: Mental-health basics unsettled Mental health provider closes offices statewide Funding drop affects mental health services DHHS head: Arrests show we're serious Restructuring at NC mental health division Four more placed on leave at Cherry Perdue visits children at Butner Fix it, now Mental-health study: Service little improved Some doubt benefits of psychiatric ER plan AMHC delays 401k, travel payments - Agency also plans to shrink office space Funding for Dix and Butner at risk Officials: N.C. mental health patients can still get care Forsyth Co. Mental Health Services Detailed In Report New job yanked from resigned mental health director Better mental health care, better N.C. economy Sheriff: Mental health system 'a total failure' Patient buried before Cherry filed report to pathologist State: First 100 days critical to rebound Perdue visits Cherry Hospital State to reopen AMHC crisis unit Inpatient psychiatric unit possible 3 charged in psych-patient abuse Report: Many addicts not getting help State to take over AMHC NC regulators tracking center's problems Helping the mentally ill Insider chosen to lead DHHS State finds lax fiscal management at AMHC Mental Health Report: Budget Reduction Will Cut Services State chief: AMHC not denied waiver Easley's mental health reform a ‘train wreck' AMHC workers get layoff notices The Case For Mental Health In Harnett
Breakdown: Amid the doom and gloom, positive developments in Orange County Cherry's troubles await Perdue
New River mental-health service reports a big loss Emergency Mental Health Services shut down at Balsam Center AMHC cuts jobs,
closing clinics Butner hospital passes muster State names interim director at Cherry Hospital Mental health agency plans to resume its child outreach Reports of death, rape allegation censored Nightmare Former hospital staffer: Why I quit social work at Umstead Cherry Hospital chief quitting Mental health offices may lose funding if they don't improve care Hospital worker charged in abuse DHHS secretary soon to step down Central Regional another signal of troubled system Mental hospital deemed unsafe State budget shortfall shouldn’t result in mental health cuts Editorial: This 'culture' must change Chapel Hill task force to monitor mental health care Staff improperly restrained patient Hospital must repair its culture, official says Half is not enough for mental health Three fired in death of patient Caught on camera Tape shows progress of a death Patients wait days for beds State spending on mental health program cut by 50 percent Mental health study OK'd HRMC's new mental health facility will serve region State To Reallocate Mental Health Money Mental health agencies in dispute over funding No word on when Southeastern Center services will be restored Mental health reform fails to empower Sandhills Center Copes With Changes Brought by Reform Lawmakers to weigh mental-health funding during tough economy Presidential Candidate MHDDSA Forum - Featuring Marvin Swartz, M.D and John Blackshear, Ph.D. Cherry director speaks out on negative hospital report
Broughton mental hospital denied appeal State was warned on mental health billing Broughton loses accreditation appeal Report suggests fixes for mental health system Employees travel widely on hospital gifts AMHC funding shortfall forcing cuts Shattered MH System Not Easy to Repair Move of Dix patients now on hold Embattled director of mental health agency resigns Group asks judge to stop Dix closing Patients at risk OMH in bind over mental health Ahearn: Choices few for homeless mentally ill Red tape strangling some mental health caregivers Mental health providers suggest tweaks to PCP rule Move to new hospital risky, Dix staffers say Mental Health Beds At Standstill Most Dix patients to move by Oct. 8
Cherry Hospital chief talks about its future
Mental health system has improved; give it a chance N.C.’s mental health disgrace: Nowhere to go but up Medicaid screener prefers state rule Hospital cures Feds: Cherry Hospital decertified Feds drop funding of second mental hospital Breakdown: A once-effective system spins out of control Contractor fights for screening job The maddening, mystifying mental health mess Transcript of the August 20, 2008 McCrory-Perdue debate regarding mental health Investigators say Cherry should lose funds Sunday Forum Lt. Governor Perdue says she would have vetoed mental health reform bill Cuts could hurt state's mentally ill Lost in a lost system: a new report confirms fears Mental hospital to be run by outside firm A resource for mental health Patient advocates: N.C.'s mental health system needs fixing The true picture Feds descend on Cherry Hospital Lawmaker: Lack of pay to blame for broken mental health system Hospital takes steps to keep money SBI probing patient's death State closes ward at Cherry Hospital DHHS Secretary Takes Action for Patient Care at Cherry Hospital, Goldsboro Hospital death is appalling, intolerable Report: Reforms lacked controls A patient lost in the shuffle Cherry's failure Christian to help fix Cherry Hospital Nurses ignored patient as he died N.C. Patient Dies While Staff Plays Cards Mental hospital loses accreditation Easley's press officers deter us from digging for you A bigger problem ... just fix it, please Divided board OKs mental health director’s contract State takes control of mental health facility's finances Mental health: Has N.C. done enough? Staff shortage at new hospital DHHS chief: Mental health fix needs better tools Audit raps community support mental health services Meeting mental health needs locally Mental patient escapes briefly during transfer First patients go to Butner facility Mental health care gets attention in Raleigh Butner hospital ready DHHS lax on oversight, auditor finds Boseman seeks audit of Southeastern Mental Health Pat McCrory has called for Dorothea Dix hospital to remain open for another year Pat McCrory: Keep Dix Open Southeastern board cuts building plans to stave off service cuts Mental patient's death ruled a suicide The case for Dix Federal auditors to check mental health service records Another attack at Dix rekindles concerns Another bad mental health care decision Change fails this patient
Nurse beaten at state mental hospital Fixing mental health programs' reforms Mental health reform 2.0 Mental health crisis station might not reopen Southeastern Center for Mental Health expects new fiscal year to be tight State report advises adding 700 jobs in mental health field State report advises adding 700 jobs in mental health field Officers spend 93.5 hours on involuntary commitment Acute condition Mental hospital opening put off Reports hammer mental health care Psychiatrists: Don't open till hospital's safe What's the rush? Ready or not, hospital will open Mental health staffing suffers acute shortage Mental health rally upbeat Safety risks persist at hospital
Walk is rallying cry for mentally ill Funds for mental health in governor's plan Easley's 'sin taxes' called unlikely Mental health system comes full circle Roundtable tries to close mental health gaps Officials discuss mental health concerns Survey Answers on Mental Health Questions Governor candidates have own plans to fix mental health system Local Providers Call for Gradual Mental-Health Reform State wants to merge local offices Feds withhold $175 million from state System failure looming Poor aftercare cited in 3 deaths State faces lawsuit over mental health Good health ideas Help for the suffering Series: Mental Disorder: the Failure of Reform - Butner mental hospital warned Series: Mental Disorder: the Failure of Reform - State keeps mentally ill teen at jail In North Carolina, Really Outsider Art Mentally ill eager to help fix system DHHS releases Mercer report on LMEs Reforming Mental Health Reform Health-services provider is unusual success Fixes for mental care put forward How the candidates would fix metal health care system Repairing the reforms A mind for reform Series: Mental Disorder: the Failure of Reform - Mental health deaths must be reported Details surface on death of mental patient State's top mental health officials say safety net needs repairs Mental health agency recruits providers Governor candidates tackle mental health Mental health plan in works Mental health plan in works Series: Mental Disorder: the Failure of Reform - What is state doing to fix the system? DHHS official retires Easley vows to fix mental health system Mental hospital's opening delayed third time Series: Mental Disorder: the Failure of Reform - Easley seeks power to fix mental health Series: Mental Disorder: the Failure of Reform - Fired press aide: Easley office wanted e-mail killed Series: Mental Disorder: the Failure of Reform - Fired press aide: Easley office wanted e-mail killed Governor Easley on Mental Health Easley says he opposed reform, Crane fired Easley talks about mental health system Orr Releases Mental Health Plan and calls for Investigation of Failed Mental Health Reform Series: Mental Disorder: the Failure of Reform - Lawmakers promise better care Fundraiser passes ethics test Series: Mental Disorder: the Failure of Reform - Patients die from poor care; families don't hear full story Series touches a nerve Series: Mental Disorder: the Failure of Reform - Caregivers abuse patients -- and usually get away with it 2 to share top mental-health job Series: Mental Disorder: the Failure of Reform - Crowded hospitals turn patients away New Leadership Team Set for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services Mental Health Care Downsizing Series: Mental Disorder: the Failure of Reform - Serious mental therapy fades Series: Mental Disorder: the Failure of Reform - Opting out of federal rules, Piedmont pays for better care Series: Mental Disorder: the Failure of Reform - Patients in crisis can't get local help Series: Mental Disorder: the Failure of Reform - System stymies care for alcohol, drug abuse State office hopefuls discuss mental health Series: Mental Disorder: the Failure of Reform - Companies cash in on new service Series: Mental Disorder: the Failure of Reform - Community support can help if it's well-focused Series: Mental Disorder: the Failure of Reform - State clamps down on claims At $61 an hour, community support provided a movie buddy and a shopping companion Mental Disorder: The Failure of Reform - Multimedia Reform wastes millions, fails mentally ill State's mental health leader quits State's Mental Health Service Providers Struggle Mosely Retires as Director of North Carolina Mental Health Services Mental Disorder: Failure of reform February 25 - Coalition Candidate Forum Click here for more info on the Coalition Candidate Forum. Four Drug-Free centers to close in NC Partnership For A Drug-Free NC Will Close Four Clinics N.C. Mental health care suffers funding cut New Mental Health-Care Policy Has to Change, Easley Says Mental health provider cutting services Policy Change May Send More Disabled People to State Hospitals Mental health advocacy groups launched a website The search for solutions - HRMC steps up to help fix mental health care New mental health Web site targets N.C. candidates WNC sheriffs convene mental health summit Few facilities available for extreme mental patients New River Behavioral Healthcare - Working for a broader approach to treatment The state of mental health care - A fractured system is in danger of breaking down completely, leaving officials wondering - how did it get this bad? MHA/NC News Release WilMed closing psych ward
