A version of this op-ed appeared in the Charlotte Observer. Last week, a young man from eastern North Carolina named Keith Vidal became the latest victim in a long series of ... Keep Reading
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Therapist Explains Mental Illness, Mental Health System
The Civitas Institute has written extensively about the problem of untreated severe mental illness in North Carolina. But what is severe mental illness? We sat down with Elizabeth ... Keep Reading
Prison Is Not the Place to Treat Mentally Ill
This week, allegations of abuse emerged from Central Prison. According to the Associated Press: Lawyers for an inmate who suffers from a serious mental illness say he was abused ... Keep Reading