RALEIGH — Allegra Dahlquist, one of four teens accused of taking part in the 2008 overdose and beating death of an Eagle Scout from Apex High School, pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder and several conspiracy charges.
Goodbye, from Ruth – Sheehan – NewsObserver.com
Back when I was in college, a guy I was dating wanted to know why I didn’t write more often for the campus paper.
The answer was simple: I needed a job that paid real money. Besides, I told him, I’ll be working in newspapers for the rest of my life.
I genuinely thought I would.
High Point Enterprise – Behavioral health firm holds job fairs
HIGH POINT – A provider of mental and behavioral health care services for children, adolescents and adults is holding job fairs this week to recruit applicants for its High Point office and other operations in its network.
Life Enhancement Services LLC launched its job fairs Monday.
North Carolina divorce lawyers explain: ADHD may be a cause of relationship woes | Family | Divorce Law | JusticeNewsFlash Release
If your marriage seems to be plagued by constant forgetfulness and inattention, leaving you or your spouse aggravated and resentful, it may be time to address the possibility of ADHD playing a role in your relationship. As Tara Parker-Pope of The New York Times puts it, “Your marriage may be suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.”
Old Vineyard Behavioral to provide update for public on Wednesday
Kevin Patton, the chief executive of Old Vineyard Behavioral Health Services, is expected to provide an update on the provider at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Forsyth County Mental Health Collaborative meeting.
Mental services project delayed – Winston Salem Journal
It’s been seven months since Old Vineyard Behavioral Health Services received state approval to build a 50-bed psychiatric-emergency department.
The project has not moved forward, even though Old Vineyard demonstrated to the N.C. Division of Health Service Regulation its ability to pay for the $13.8 million facility. The beds are being transferred from a state hospital in Morganton.
There is a need for the beds.
FayObserver.com – Pitts: Jail vote upsets commissioners stomachs
Commissioner Marshall Faircloth said he felt sick to his stomach to think so much money would go “to accommodate the knuckleheads”
Cumberland County commissioners voted Monday night to move forward with a dramatic expansion of the jail, but they made it sound about as pleasant as cleaning the toilet.
What grim faces they showed, as they directed staff to find an architect for a project that could cost $15 million or more.
Old Vineyard project delayed – Winston Salem Journal
By Richard Craver | Journal Reporter
Published: August 16, 2010
Updated: 11:25 pm
It’s been seven months since Old Vineyard Behavioral Health Services received state approval to build a 50-bed psychiatric-emergency department.
The project has not moved forward, even though Old Vineyard demonstrated to the N.C. Division of Health Service Regulation its ability to pay for the $13.8 million facility. The beds are being transferred from a state hospital in Morganton.
There is a need for the beds.
Shameful waiting – Winston Salem Journal
Mentally ill people waiting at least two days in emergency rooms for admission to a state hospital. Countless others not seeking help because of such waits, sometimes endangering themselves and others. Law-enforcement officers overworked by the fallout. These scenes play out daily in our state’s broken mental-health system. The time for action is overdue.
CABHA brings fewer choices – Winston-Salem Journal
Services in five key mental-health categories could be in limited supply in many rural counties as a result of the state’s CABHA initiative.
There also are fewer providers listed for Forsyth County compared with other urban counties, according to a state map of Critical Access Behavioral Health Agency providers as of July 30.
