By Melanie Raskin “If only I’d known...” is the lament of family and friends of people with mental illness. Bill Lindsey, executive director of National Alliance on Mental Illness South Carolina (NAMI SC), believes eliminating the stigma around mental illness...
It’s Always About Story What path did you take to become a counselor? I was a journalist for nearly 30 years, working for newspapers in California, Connecticut and North Carolina. As a lifelong writer and editor, I loved talking with people and...
This video is for clergy and ministers. How do we care for people who are grieving for loved ones during this time of social distancing? What are some healthy and healing practices of care for those who face dying and death in these days? The video is from Jill Crainshaw at the Wake Forest University School of Divinity.
A Community Mental Health Resource for Nearly 50 Years By Les Gura When CareNet Counseling was created in 1972, it grew out of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s Department of Pastoral Care and the ministry of chaplains working with patients and family...
A Lived Life That Informs Counseling CareNet is a compassionate, professional, statewide, community-based counseling organization affiliated with Wake Forest Baptist Health. Over the next few weeks, we'll hear from a few of the counselors....
By Melanie Raskin Twenty-something Olivia was feeling flat, off and drinking to feel better—drinking a lot. Lethargic, with memory loss, confusion and no desire to eat, her feelings of hopelessness spiraled into thoughts of...
Facing possible closure amid COVID-19, NC free and charitable clinics leap into telemedicine and other creative solutions to keep treating the uninsured; Safety-net clinics reduce unnecessary visits to overwhelmed hospital emergency rooms. With...
By Les Gura Judson Heine believes in giving back and volunteerism. So after the longtime Asheville resident relocated to Greensboro a year ago, he researched organizations that did good work. He landed with Team Rubicon, a national disaster relief organization begun...
The Ministers Conference of Winston-Salem and Vicinity & Love Out Loud are partnering with Second Harvest Food Bank of NWNC and nine local churches and...
Stakeholder Health has compiled a number of steps your church, temple or synagogue can take to address the Coronavirus. Congregations can play a key role in providing support for their communities. Links from the CDC, HHS's Partnership Center, Wheaton College,...