Taylor Knopf | North Carolina Health News
Taylor Knopf covers rural and mental health news. She previously wrote for The News & Observer as a politics and general assignment reporter. Before that, she worked at a small daily newspaper in southern California.
Knopf has a bachelor's degree in sociology with a minor in journalism.
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As drug experts parse the data trying to understand the factors that could contribute to a sudden drop in overdose deaths, harm reductionists in western North Carolina work to stave off a possible spike in overdoses after the destruction brought by Hurricane Helene. -
Queen City Harm Reduction secured a grant over a year ago to help house its participants — people who come to their center in northwest Charlotte and to their mobile services for safe drug use supplies and services — and the results have been promising. Once housed, many have found employment and reduced their substance use.
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Advocates and lawmakers have long complained about the behavioral health services available under the current organizations that manage the state’s spending for mental health. With the policy changes in the latest state budget, lawmakers hope to see improvements to how those services are delivered to patients. -
North Carolina saw an increase in calls to the suicide and crisis lifeline during the first year with the new number, but national polls show the majority of Americans are still unaware of 988 or what it does. -
The hotline offers people in North Carolina experiencing mental distress a different option that is not routed through law enforcement. -
As drug overdose deaths hit record numbers, addiction experts say lawmakers should be spending money on established programs providing evidence-based treatment. -
At a statewide meeting, business and health leaders addressed the pandemic-induced mental health crisis and talked about ways to encourage employees to get vaccinated.
