Mental Health Archives

The ADA Protects the Right of People with Opioid Use Disorder to Receive Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) in Jails…

Posted in Dec 2024

What is TCL? In North Carolina, people diagnosed with serious mental illness are sometimes placed in institutions (like…

Posted in Sep 2024

When you have an Opioid Use or Substance Use Disorder, it can be hard to find the help that you need. DRNC has developed a…

Posted in Jul 2023

We want to hear from you. Share your stories and help us advocate for kids who are sent away to PRTFs.

Posted in Apr 2023

Learn more about the services that must be provided to Medicaid eligible children who are dually diagnosed with I/DD and…

Posted in Nov 2022

Involuntary commitment (IVC) is when a person is put into a mental health facility against their will, or without their…

Posted in May 2022

Learn about DRNC”s Safe and Secure Schools project, and what parents can do if they suspect their child is being mistreated…

Posted in Feb 2022

What are my discharge rights from a 24-hour mental health facility? You have the right to actively participate in your…

Posted in Feb 2022

An explanation of your right to refuse treatment or medication, including psychotropic medication, if you are a patient in a…

Posted in Feb 2022

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