Residential Facilities Archives

The following are tips parents/legal guardians may use to learn more about their young person’s conditions of confinement…

Posted in Feb 2026

A self-advocacy checklist for people with disabilities and families Why Discharge Planning Matters When you leave a…

Posted in Jan 2026

An Urgent Call for Change Note: This report details traumatic and disturbing experiences of people subjected to involuntary…

Posted in May 2025

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

Posted in Sep 2024

DRNC’s Investigations and Monitoring (I&M) team goes into facilities across NC to check the health and safety of…

Posted in Aug 2024

PROTECTING BENEFICIARIES WHO HAVE REPRESENTATIVE PAYEES Signed into law by President Trump, the Strengthening Protections…

Posted in Dec 2023

Find out about alternatives to PRTFs, important rights to know about when your child is in a PRTF, and what to do if you…

Posted in Jun 2023

NC regulators investigate conditions in Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities. This video details some of their…

Posted in Jun 2023

NC over-relies on these expensive institutions instead of investing in community-based care, which means many NC children…

Posted in May 2023

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