ncmentalhope.org http://ncmentalhope.org Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:49:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How Philanthropy Funded the US Eugenics Movement http://ncmentalhope.org/blog/2012/how-philanthropy-funded-the-us-eugenics-movement/ http://ncmentalhope.org/blog/2012/how-philanthropy-funded-the-us-eugenics-movement/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:24:00 +0000 David Cornwell http://ncmentalhope.org/?p=6070 [Continue Reading]]]> Between 1929 and 1971 North Carolina’s eugenics program sterilized more than 7,500 residents considered genetically inferior.
Now just coming to light, the Tar Heel State’s genetic agenda was a horrifying chapter in U.S. history. But few people realize similar programs prevailed in more than 30 other states – with many receiving support from some of America’s most prominent philanthropists. Story continues here >>>

]]> http://ncmentalhope.org/blog/2012/how-philanthropy-funded-the-us-eugenics-movement/feed/ 0 Homeless vet population falling, but for how long? – USATODAY.com http://ncmentalhope.org/blog/2012/homeless-vet-population-falling-but-for-how-long-%e2%80%93-usatoday-com/ http://ncmentalhope.org/blog/2012/homeless-vet-population-falling-but-for-how-long-%e2%80%93-usatoday-com/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:15:36 +0000 David Cornwell http://ncmentalhope.org/?p=6058 [Continue Reading]]]> WASHINGTON – J.B. Baker, Jr., a former Navy gunner who used to live on the streets, is renting an apartment in South Carolina and getting mental-health treatment — all with the federal government’s help.

The 1991 Gulf War veteran gets a rental voucher from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He has received treatment for post traumatic stress disorder at a Veterans Affairs Department facility in Salisbury, N.C., and he lived for awhile at a shelter run by the Alston Wilkes Society, a Columbia-based social service agency that receives VA fundin Story continues here >>>

]]> http://ncmentalhope.org/blog/2012/homeless-vet-population-falling-but-for-how-long-%e2%80%93-usatoday-com/feed/ 0 Pain laid bare at eugenics hearing | Charlotte Observer http://ncmentalhope.org/blog/2012/pain-laid-bare-at-eugenics-hearing-charlotte-observer/ http://ncmentalhope.org/blog/2012/pain-laid-bare-at-eugenics-hearing-charlotte-observer/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:24:46 +0000 David Cornwell http://ncmentalhope.org/?p=6072 >>]]> Tense moments and tears – that’s what happened Wednesday night when politicians, professionals and upset citizens gathered to talk about the history of North Carolina’s eugenics program and what to do for the victims of it. Story continues here >>>

]]> http://ncmentalhope.org/blog/2012/pain-laid-bare-at-eugenics-hearing-charlotte-observer/feed/ 0 Commissioners negotiate $1.5 million-offer for former hospital http://ncmentalhope.org/blog/2012/commissioners-negotiate-1-5-million-offer-for-former-hospital/ http://ncmentalhope.org/blog/2012/commissioners-negotiate-1-5-million-offer-for-former-hospital/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:21:16 +0000 David Cornwell http://ncmentalhope.org/?p=6068 [Continue Reading]]]> BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Brunswick County Commissioners are now in negotiations with a company for the purchase of the former Brunswick Community Hospital property. If accepted, Crown Management has proposed using the building to operate a mental health care hospital or a psychiatric resident treatment facility. The two owners of Crown said they have over 50 years of experience in the operation of treatment facilities in North Carolina. Story continues here >>>

]]> http://ncmentalhope.org/blog/2012/commissioners-negotiate-1-5-million-offer-for-former-hospital/feed/ 0 ECBH to host info sessions on changes – The Outer Banks Sentinel http://ncmentalhope.org/blog/2012/ecbh-to-host-info-sessions-on-changes-the-outer-banks-sentinel/ http://ncmentalhope.org/blog/2012/ecbh-to-host-info-sessions-on-changes-the-outer-banks-sentinel/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:08:50 +0000 David Cornwell http://ncmentalhope.org/?p=6054 >>]]> East Carolina Behavioral Health (ECBH) will host community information sessions about upcoming changes in services for individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities in February and March.
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]]> http://ncmentalhope.org/blog/2012/ecbh-to-host-info-sessions-on-changes-the-outer-banks-sentinel/feed/ 0 CenterPoint begins hiring for 89 new jobs | Winston-Salem Journal http://ncmentalhope.org/blog/2012/centerpoint-begins-hiring-for-89-new-jobs-winston-salem-journal/ http://ncmentalhope.org/blog/2012/centerpoint-begins-hiring-for-89-new-jobs-winston-salem-journal/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:49:21 +0000 David Cornwell http://ncmentalhope.org/?p=6074 >>]]> CenterPoint Human Services has started hiring an additional 89 employees in a pivotal workforce expansion as it transitions to a new status overseeing behavioral health services. Story continues here >>>

]]> http://ncmentalhope.org/blog/2012/centerpoint-begins-hiring-for-89-new-jobs-winston-salem-journal/feed/ 0 Outgoing DHHS chief: Politics led to frustration : WRAL.com http://ncmentalhope.org/blog/2012/outgoing-dhhs-chief-politics-led-to-frustration-wral-com/ http://ncmentalhope.org/blog/2012/outgoing-dhhs-chief-politics-led-to-frustration-wral-com/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:20:04 +0000 David Cornwell http://ncmentalhope.org/?p=6066 >>]]> RALEIGH, N.C. — Lanier Cansler stepped down Tuesday as secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, saying that he expects the frustration of running the state’s largest agency to increase in an election year. Story continues here >>>

]]> http://ncmentalhope.org/blog/2012/outgoing-dhhs-chief-politics-led-to-frustration-wral-com/feed/ 0 National NAACP president All eyes on North Carolina http://ncmentalhope.org/blog/2012/national-naacp-president-all-eyes-on-north-carolina/ http://ncmentalhope.org/blog/2012/national-naacp-president-all-eyes-on-north-carolina/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:19:12 +0000 David Cornwell http://ncmentalhope.org/?p=6064 >>]]> DURHAM – Benjamin Todd Jealous, national president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, stopped by the Bull City on Saturday to rally support for the “Historic Thousands on Jones Street” agenda ahead of the civil rights-focused march next month in Raleigh. Story continues here >>>

]]> http://ncmentalhope.org/blog/2012/national-naacp-president-all-eyes-on-north-carolina/feed/ 0 Sister apologizes for death row inmate’s newspaper rant : WRAL.com http://ncmentalhope.org/blog/2012/sister-apologizes-for-death-row-inmates-newspaper-rant-wral-com/ http://ncmentalhope.org/blog/2012/sister-apologizes-for-death-row-inmates-newspaper-rant-wral-com/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:16:22 +0000 David Cornwell http://ncmentalhope.org/?p=6060 >>]]> RALEIGH, N.C. — The sister of a death row inmate is apologizing for a letter her brother recently wrote to his hometown newspaper in which he boasted of being “a gentleman of leisure” who spends his days in prison napping, watching TV and eating three meals a day. Story continues here >>>

]]> http://ncmentalhope.org/blog/2012/sister-apologizes-for-death-row-inmates-newspaper-rant-wral-com/feed/ 0 Mental Health Stigmas Still Around, But There’s Help In The Piedmont http://ncmentalhope.org/blog/2012/mental-health-stigmas-still-around-but-theres-help-in-the-piedmont/ http://ncmentalhope.org/blog/2012/mental-health-stigmas-still-around-but-theres-help-in-the-piedmont/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:11:55 +0000 David Cornwell http://ncmentalhope.org/?p=6056 >>]]> Greensboro, NC — A local man was still undergoing a psychological evaluation Wednesday after he spent more than 14 hours in a standoff with police earlier in the week. Story continues here >>>

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