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‘The story is always the same’: NC officials confront broken involuntary commitment system

NC Health NewsBy Taylor KnopfSeptember 29, 2026Winston-Salem

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By Taylor Knopf Key takeaways: Earlier this month, Jacob Dehart’s daughter was in the emergency room in Winston-Salem after she attempted to harm herself. The family was asking for help.  Days later, when it was time to admit his daughter to a psychiatric hospital, a uniformed law enforcement officer transported the vulnerable teen in a […] The post ‘The story is always the same’: NC officials confront broken involuntary commitment system appeared first on North Carolina Health News.

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