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Fewer NC children dying at the hands of a parent or caregiver, new report shows

NC Health News

NC Health News reached out to officials at Fort Liberty, who initially agreed to be interviewed after reading the report. While state funding for the centers was recently increased, federal funding has been decreasing, NC Health News has reported.

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RFK Jr.’s federal health department cuts sow confusion, uncertainty and fear in North Carolina

NC Health News

As Howe and her colleagues were meeting with staff on Capitol Hill last week, some of her fears were being realized across town where the staff at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration , where staff was cut by one-third. It was already one of the smaller divisions within the federal DHHS.