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• How people cope, maintain mental health during COVID-19 lockdown

  While people practicing self-isolation are doing their part to stop the spread of COVID-19, their mental health could take a hit. “It’s been kind of sad and depressing,” said Rebecca Auten, a graduate student at East Carolina University.

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  SOCIAL DISTANCING: How to ease your mind during the coronavirus pandemic

  Millions of Americans are practicing social distancing and isolating themselves as much as possible to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. But how does isolation affect us?

• Expert: Social distancing can lead to isolation

  Help available for those facing loneliness, anxiety By Reggie Ponder Staff Writer Daily Advance Elizabeth City, NCMar 23, 2020 Updated Mar 23, 2020 © Copyright 2020 APG East LLC. All rights reserve…

• Self-isolation can have a negative impact on your mental health

  While people practicing self-isolation are doing their part to stop the spread of COVID-19, their mental health could take a hit. “It’s been kind of sad and depressing,” said Rebecca Auten, a graduate student at East Carolina University.

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  Covid-19 Update

  COVID-19 UPDATE: Integrated Family Services is committed to continue providing services for our individuals served. We will follow the guidance of the NC Department of Health and Human Services concerning any decisions to…

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  Child crisis centers open in Pitt & Craven Counties

  Two new homes aimed at helping kids in crisis are opening their doors in eastern Carolina. Trillium Health Resources and Integrated Family Services have partnered to open two child crisis respite centers.

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  PORT tackles overdose surge

  A recent surge in the number of heroin-related overdoses in Pasquotank County is shining a light on a powerful medication used to revive overdose patients. The drug naloxone, known by its brand name Narcan, is an opiate-antagonist that blocks the effects of opioids, particularly in the case of an overdose.

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  Vidant hosts 7th Annual Mental Health Expo

  More than 50 exhibitors from various service organizations came to the Vidant Medical Center Campus for its 7th Annual Mental Health Expo. The goal of the expo is to raise awareness about mental health and combat the stigma that's associated with it.

• Protections for NC Medicaid Beneficiaries: Hawkins v. Cohen

  Hawkins v. Cohen (5:17-CV-581 E.D.N.C.) is a federal lawsuit filed in 2017 by Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy and the National Health Law Program to stop illegal terminations of Medicaid benefits in North Carolina. The Court hearing the case has certified it as a class…

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  Telephone Becomes Lifeline for Mental Health Clients During Florence

  Hurricane Florence roared ashore in North Carolina downgraded to a Category 1 storm with sustained wind speeds of 90 miles per hour. But that “reduced” storm intensity was still mighty, and mighty frightening. Sarah Bishop, a physician assistant at Carteret Health in Morehead City, stayed in the emergency department for the duration of the storm working 12-hour shifts. The Pennsylvania native was struck by how powerful the storm was.