Over the last several decades, much of the world has made significant progress in how it views and responds to the affliction ...

A new report by Disability Rights North Carolina found that a legal tool used to hold patients against their will for psychiatric treatment is frequently misused — violating patients’ rights and ...

The decision could force changes for all children and teenagers held at North Carolina’s largest juvenile detention center.

Good morning and welcome to Under the Dome. I’m Caitlyn Yaede. A disability rights group says a legal procedure used to administer psychiatric treatment is being misused in emergency departments ...

Sometimes when mapping out things to do that could make the future better for the community, it can be helpful to pause and reflect on the path to today. That was what happened a week ago for North ...

It’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and the NC Department of Health and Human Services is holding a job and ...

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction is investigating Johnston County Public Schools for its treatment of an autistic student. But the Department has stopped short of conducting a ...