North Carolina had the 10th-highest infant mortality rate among states in 2023, according to the North Carolina Child ...

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has launched the NC Black Youth Suicide Prevention Action Plan in ...

A public health crisis is brewing as the number of registered organ donors falls and transplant waitlists grow.

The “Press 3 option” at the lifeline is gone, but NC public health leaders have trained call takers to work with LGBTQ+ people in crisis.

A transgender Western Carolina University student and local LGBTQ+ advocate is speaking out after the Trump administration’s ...

The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has discontinued its specialized support for LGBTQ+ youth, eliminating the "Press 3" option, following the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' decision to ...

The NC DHHS says anyone can access 988 for free mental health resources through call, text or online chat anytime for any need.

On a Sunday evening, leaders were in Raleigh hosting a drag brunch — scheduled for the same hour most of their rural voters were in church. | Opinion ...

Kimberly McMillian Stroud, a 55-year-old mother, was arrested last month on child neglect charges after refusing to pick up ...

North Carolina's economic growth is facing a significant hurdle, and it's not what you might expect. The CEO of the state's ...

North Carolina is poised to receive $150 million from a new multi-state legal settlement with pharmaceutical company Purdue ...