The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced recent updates to the NC State Health Improvement Plan, which includes priorities for addressing the full set of factors that impact a person’s health
Published: Friday, November 17th, 2023 @ 5:57 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Suicide is a statewide and national public health crisis impacting people of all ages across all socioeconomic, racial and ethnic backgrounds. Suicide awareness is key to saving lives, and with September recognized as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Published: Monday, October 2nd, 2023 @ 8:14 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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In 2020, an unprecedented 67 children ages 0-18 died by suicide in North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, August 12th, 2023 @ 7:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Disaster quickly unfolded after the Canadian government accidentally switched the published numbers for the suicide prevention hotline and the suicide assistance hotline.
Published: Wednesday, July 19th, 2023 @ 7:12 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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A bill passed through the North Carolina House Education Committee on March 28 would require public schools to offer character education in all grade levels in public schools. The intent of the program is to reduce bullying and harassment behavior.
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 @ 8:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina House released its biennium budget proposal this week as scheduled, and the North Carolina Senate is scheduled to release its version next before the two chambers meet to establish a conference budget
Published: Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 @ 9:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper joined DHHS Secretary Kody Kinsley, North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU) President Hope Williams, and Presidents and campus leaders from the majority of North Carolina’s independent colleges and universities in a virtual meeting
Published: Tuesday, March 7th, 2023 @ 4:08 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Cooper Announces $7.7 Million for Mental Health Programs in State Colleges and UniversitiesRALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced $7.7 million in new funding to support North Carolina’s postsecondary institutions in providing additional mental health services to students.
Published: Wednesday, February 15th, 2023 @ 12:03 am
By: Governor's Office
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Country music singer Naomi Judd, who formed the famed Judds duo with her daughter Wynonna, left a post-it note before her suicide asserting she did not want Wynonna at her funeral.
Published: Thursday, January 26th, 2023 @ 9:13 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Twitter watchdogs are calling on Elon Musk to ban pornography on the platform until it can implement an age and consent verification system for those depicted in the images and videos amid alarming concerns over the internet's child sexual exploitation epidemic.
Published: Monday, January 2nd, 2023 @ 12:59 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Sam Brinton, the disgraced non-binary Biden administration nuclear energy official who was arrested for stealing women's luggage at airports, previously helped create a school policy that encourages hiding children's gender changes from parents.
Published: Wednesday, December 28th, 2022 @ 6:50 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The number of active duty military suicides decreased last year, according to a Department of Defense (DOD) report issued Thursday.
Published: Sunday, November 27th, 2022 @ 11:11 am
By: Daily Wire
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As a handful of protesters shouted outside an Illinois auditorium Thursday night, Daily Wire host Matt Walsh calmly refuted radical gender theory in a speech to students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Published: Tuesday, November 8th, 2022 @ 3:12 am
By: Daily Wire
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Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) responded Tuesday after the news broke that a Texas National Guard soldier — serving as part of the state’s southern border initiative Operation Lone Star — had died by suspected suicide.
Published: Sunday, November 6th, 2022 @ 11:00 pm
By: Daily Wire
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A new gift to UNC-Chapel Hill will create a youth suicide prevention center.
Published: Tuesday, October 11th, 2022 @ 2:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) kicked off its 27th annual conference in Montreal on Saturday night with a keynote address from Rachel Levine, the assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, who identifies as a transgender woman.
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 @ 12:34 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Suicide is among the top five leading causes of death for people ages 10 to 65 in North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 @ 11:09 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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This week, the Public Safety Officer Support Act, legislation introduced by U.S Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), was signed into law by President Biden.
Published: Friday, August 19th, 2022 @ 4:03 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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A Pennsylvania man expecting his first grandchild and facing up to six months in prison for illegally entering the U.S. Capitol during the January 6 riot has died by his own hand.
Published: Thursday, August 4th, 2022 @ 1:06 am
By: Daily Wire
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Sex offender and former financier Jeffrey Epstein died on August 10, 2019. Days before that, he attempted suicide in the jail cell where he was held on federal sex trafficking charges.
Published: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 @ 3:44 am
By: Daily Wire
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A review of North Carolina’s healthful living academic standards will highlight the best standards and content in the areas of sex, healthy living, and creating a healthy environment
Published: Wednesday, July 20th, 2022 @ 2:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Starting Saturday, people in mental health crisis can dial 9-8-8 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and get immediately connected to trained crisis counselors 24/7.
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2022 @ 7:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Tillis replied
Published: Friday, June 24th, 2022 @ 12:52 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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Democrat President Joe Biden said on Sunday that the new gun control legislation that a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators has agreed to does not go far enough in stripping Americans of their Second Amendment rights.
Published: Wednesday, June 15th, 2022 @ 9:09 am
By: Daily Wire
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A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators announced Sunday that they had agreed to a framework to implement new gun control measures following the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, late last month.
Published: Tuesday, June 14th, 2022 @ 11:59 pm
By: Daily Wire
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he North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced it has been awarded $3.3 million to expand support for people in mental health crisis.
Published: Tuesday, May 10th, 2022 @ 9:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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According to her family, 16-year-old former “Toddlers and Tiaras” star Kailia Posey died of suicide.
Published: Tuesday, May 10th, 2022 @ 8:57 am
By: Daily Wire
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Since late January, at least five top Russian businessmen have died of apparent suicide, three of whom also allegedly killed family members. Another businessman’s death is still being investigated.
Published: Monday, May 9th, 2022 @ 7:11 am
By: Daily Wire
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S.H.O.E.S. project returns to combat mental illness, depression
Published: Friday, February 11th, 2022 @ 4:09 am
By: ECU News Services
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U.S. military suicides spiked 15% last year during the coronavirus pandemic, prompting senior military leaders to sound the alarm.
Published: Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021 @ 10:15 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, August 3, 2021
Published: Wednesday, October 20th, 2021 @ 3:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Customers Can Keep Their Current 910 Telephone Number
Published: Monday, July 12th, 2021 @ 6:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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