Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) programs aim to reduce criminal involvement and connect people to care.

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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and First Lady Anna Stein unveiled a pilot program focused on helping inmates with severe mental health needs ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A targeted program is coming to the Wake County Detention Center aimed at improving mental health services for inmates who doctors deem unfit to stand trial. Officials say this ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) now says federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) cuts will impact more than one million North ...

North Carolina is seeking $1 billion from the federal government for a wide-ranging plan that could reshape rural health care across the state. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services hopes ...

About 10 percent of county social services positions dedicated to Medicaid are currently vacant, even as recertification work will double.

Gov. Josh Stein is calling for the U.S. Congress to appropriate billions more dollars to North Carolina's recovery from last year's Helene. The storm drenched western North Carolina, causing ...

Gov. Josh Stein has been calling for an additional $319 million to fund Medicaid for months. Now, legislative Republicans are ...

After serving almost 30 years in the Navy, Kayreen Gucciardo has been retired from active duty for four years and now serves ...