Displaying items by tag: mental health
Former 82nd Airborne paratrooper joins FirstHealth Behavioral Services
PINEHURST — As an Army veteran and paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division from 2006 to 2010, Robin Caswell saw the struggles some of her fellow soldiers had with mental health and substance abuse after coming home from deployment overseas.
Mental health nurse practitioner joins FirstHealth Behavioral Services
PINEHURST — Amy Scribben has never forgotten the kindness and compassion her family received from a group of nurses in the moments just after her brother's death.
"They sat with us for what seemed like hours, helping console us in our time of need," says Scribben. "I believe their compassion and their act of just being with us during that time helped me find my calling to help individuals and families in their own time of need."
State audit finds poor oversight of Medicaid managed care groups
RALEIGH — The state’s tax-supported managed care agencies for mental health are a mess.
Woman with 'suspected diminished mental capacity' jailed 3 times in 30 days
ROCKINGHAM — A Richmond County woman has been jailed on misdemeanor charges three times within the past month.
Omnibus bill would expand coverage without expanding Medicaid
RALEIGH — Top-ranking senators have introduced an omnibus health-care bill that would add severely disabled people to the Medicaid rolls and abolish restrictive certificate of need laws.
Richmond County first responders complete training to help them better handle mental illness encounters
HAMLET — Local first responders recently completed training through a collaborative program between Richmond Community College and Sandhills Center that will help them respond better and more effectively when a situation involves someone struggling with a mental illness.
