The recommendations, backed by the group representing several state agencies and nonprofits, aim to make the process more accessible, more effective and more equitable. One of the group’s members, the ...

North Carolina lawmakers are now taking a closer look at how people with mental health issues can be involuntarily committed for treatment in the wake of a new law they passed — in September.

There’s an old joke about relationships, which says that the difference between involvement and commitment is like the difference between eggs and bacon: The chicken was involved; the pig was ...