In Rural NC, Push for Mental-Health Resources as Kids Head Back to School
Across the state, teachers and staff expect more kids will need mental-health resources as they return to in-person school. McDowell…
Category: Health Improvement in North Carolina
Opinion: NC is Getting a Huge Opioid Settlement. Here’s What Should Happen Next
In July, N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein announced an historic agreement with drug distributors and opioid manufacturers that will bring $750…
Nonprofit Helps Build Future Leaders in Southeastern North Carolina
After her mother died in 2009, Alyssa Delts didn’t expect to find a new family. The next year, when she was…
Improving Mental Health in Rural North Carolina
The Trust gathered together community leaders to discuss the state of mental health care in North Carolina. Watch the discussion,…
‘Nobody is Speaking About it’: Latinx Group Tackles Mental Health in WNC
May marks mental health awareness month. It’s an issue stigmatized in many communities. One local organization hopes to tackle that…
Local Nonprofit Awarded $330,000 Grant to Address Overdose Rates, Deaths
A nonprofit agency here has been awarded more than $300,000 to aid opioid overdose victims and provide outreach services in…
Dr. Laura Gerald Guest Edits the North Carolina Medical Journal
Our Trust president, Dr. Laura Gerald, is a guest editor of the latest issue of the North Carolina Medical Journal….
Greensboro-based Montagnard Group Receives $100,000 Grant
A Greensboro-based nonprofit is set to receive a grant to help Asian American refugee communities impacted by COVID-19. The Montagnard Dega Association…