Stories tagged: "mental health"

Government Helps/Hurts Vice President Kamala Harris applauds as President Joe Biden speaks during a bill signing ceremony for the Respect for Marriage Act, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Government Helps/Hurts 10 Accomplishments of the First Two Years of the Biden-Harris Administration

Over the past two years, the Biden-Harris administration and the Democratic-run House and Senate acted to lower healthcare and drug costs; fight climate change and reduce energy costs; invest in mental health care; and invest in American manufacturing and infrastructure.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil January 20, 2023 11:37 am EST
Economy AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File
Economy 2022 Was A Busy Year for the Federal Government. Here Are 10 Things Passed By Federal Lawmakers.

Under Democratic control, the federal government acted to lower healthcare and prescription drug costs; fight climate change and lower energy costs; invest in gun safety and mental healthcare; and implement a generational investment in American industry, manufacturing, and infrastructure.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil December 12, 2022 11:39 am EST
Climate President Joe Biden hands the pen he used to sign the Democrats' landmark climate change and health care bill to Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., watches in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Climate 5 Ways Democrats Have Helped North Carolina Under Biden’s Leadership

The Biden administration and Democrats in Congress have passed an array of bills aiming to improve the U.S. economy and infrastructure, invest in physical and mental health, and combat climate change.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil August 18, 2022 10:49 am EDT
Mental health It's ok to take a break from the heavy news. It's essential, matter of fact. (Shutterstock)
Mental health It’s Ok To Look Away

For a minute at least. To be a change-maker, you have to take care of yourself too.

Billy Ball Billy Ball May 27, 2022 4:40 pm EDT
Health A rare advisory from the US Surgeon General's Office warns that our young people are struggling with their mental health. (Shutterstock)
Health Our Young People Are Not OK

A rare public advisory from the US Surgeon General’s Office warns of a mental health emergency among young people. Here are ways you can help, North Carolina. 

Michael McElroy Michael McElroy December 16, 2021 9:06 am EST

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Brian Tyree Henry is a native of Fayetteville. Image via Michael Kovacs / Getty Images. Culture 40 Famous Actors and Actresses From North Carolina
Unspoken Tradition, a western NC bluegrass band, credits the Blue Ridge Music Trail with incubating their careers as well as other traditional bands in the area. (Image via Unspoken Tradition) Culture The Unbroken Chain: Rediscovering North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Music Trail
Photo via Sen. Lisa Grafstein / Graphic by Desiree Tapia for Cardinal & Pine Government Helps/Hurts Meet Your New North Carolina Lawmakers: State Sen. Lisa Grafstein of Raleigh
Containers of the medication used to end an early pregnancy sit on a table inside a Planned Parenthood clinic, Oct. 29, 2021, in Fairview Heights, Ill. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Healthcare NC Restricts Access to the FDA-Approved Abortion Pill. This Doctor Is Fighting Back.
Environment An early 20th century painting by Franz von Stuck, called A Swing in the Woods, depicts a red-haired woman, naked with buttocks exposed, enjoying a sling hung between two trees in a wooded, secluded area. To her right is a male figure, also nude, with arms raised in a pushing motion.
Environment Don’t Get Naked, and Other Rules for New Nature Enthusiasts in NC

Here are seven rules reformed couch potatoes need to know when embracing the great outdoors in North Carolina.

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright June 25, 2021 2:54 pm EDT
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Mental health Thanksgiving Is Going to Be Weird This Year. Here’s How to Cope.

A behavioral psychologist says the first step to coping with a different Thanksgiving is acknowledging the strangeness of the times.

Page Leggett Page Leggett November 23, 2020 1:02 pm EST