North Carolina’s six local behavioral health management companies — known as LME-MCOs — will see some significant restructuring soon.
Taylor Knopf | North Carolina Health News
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What happens when you take someone in a mental health crisis to the hospital?
When a loved one is experiencing a mental health crisis, families often go to their local emergency room for help. This can set off a cascade of events that most people are unaware of and, quite frankly, blindsided by. NC Health News regularly receives emails and calls from families in different stages of this process who are either in shock about what’s happening or angered by the treatment — or lack of treatment — their loved one is receiving.
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A look at North Carolina’s first year with the 988 mental health crisis line
It’s been a little more than a year since the launch of the national Suicide & Crisis Lifeline number , 988, and North Carolina saw a 31% increase in calls for support during that time. While the national hotline isn’t exactly new, the shortened number is. The previous 10-digit number was replaced by the easier-to-remember 988 in the hope that it will become as recognizable as the universal emergency number 911.
