First an Opioid Addiction. Then a Life-Altering Criminal Record.
This material was published by TalkPoverty.org (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) America’s criminal justice system wasn’t designed...
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Elizabeth Brico from TalkPoverty
- Oct 16, 2022
- 5 min
It’s Time to Retire the Word ‘Addict’
This material was published by TalkPoverty.org Over 200 overdose prevention activists staged a protest. (Photo by Erik McGregor/...
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TalkPoverty
- Sep 9, 2022
- 5 min
Doctors drug test black and poor families at higher rates, risking family separation
This article was published by TalkPoverty.org and written by Elizabeth Brico. Ericka Brewington’s youngest child, a boy, was born on...
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North Carolina Health News
- Jul 8, 2022
- 10 min
As overdose deaths rise, structural barriers to better treatment remain
Laws governing medication-assisted treatment have softened dramatically, but a lack of providers and strict clinical rules still limit...
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NEW Reentry Staff
- Jul 1, 2022
- 2 min
Fight boredom with these cheap and free ideas
“The opposite of happiness isn’t sadness, it's boredom,” Tim Ferris said in his book The 4-Hour Workweek. How true is that? When you...
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NEW Reentry Staff
- Jun 24, 2022
- 3 min
Myth: People in poverty are uneducated. If they just went to college they wouldn’t be poor
“Emma” sustained serious injuries after a bad car accident in November. During her time recovering, she was diagnosed with a rare health...
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North Carolina Health News
- Jun 17, 2022
- 1 min
Health Care Half Hour: Successful reentry – Health issues facing people leaving incarceration
In North Carolina, some 98 percent of people currently incarcerated will eventually be released back into society, but reentry isn’t...
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TalkPoverty
- Jun 10, 2022
- 3 min
What happens when a grocery store job is the only one you can get?
This article was published by TalkPoverty.org and written by Lexi McMenamin. Bradley Magee waits to put his card into the reader as...
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NEW Reentry Staff
- Jun 3, 2022
- 3 min
The mental health effects of food insecurity
Human beings are like any other living and growing thing. Trauma, deprivation, and insecurity will stunt our development and twist our...
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NEW Reentry Staff
- May 27, 2022
- 10 min
A financial guide to mental health therapy
Written by Nicole Dieker for Creditcards.com. If you’re thinking about asking a therapist to help you with your mental health, you’re not...
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North Carolina Health News
- May 20, 2022
- 5 min
NC on track to roll out 9-8-8 mental health crisis hotline
The hotline offers people experiencing mental distress a different option that is not routed through law enforcement. by Taylor Knopf...
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NEW Reentry Staff
- May 13, 2022
- 3 min
Poverty is a societal failing
We all benefit from the skills and talents of those around us. We have access to fresh vegetables all year round because of the farmers...
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NEW Reentry Staff
- May 6, 2022
- 1 min
Myth: If you’re not officially poor, you’re doing okay
If you’ve ever experienced living paycheck-to-paycheck, you likely understand the extreme stress and pressure of limited finances. For...
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North Carolina Health News
- Apr 29, 2022
- 6 min
The therapeutic power of art in mental health recovery
People have long used art as a way to express themselves and work through life’s experiences and emotions. By Taylor Knopf North Carolina...
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North Carolina Health News
- Apr 22, 2022
- 4 min
Families and loved ones of incarcerated people feel the collateral damage of incarceration in COVID
Prisoners are not the only people impacted by incarceration — parents, children and other loved ones who committed no crime are also...
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Derek Goodman
- Apr 15, 2022
- 2 min
How to raise kids who will thrive in adulthood
Photo by Juan Pablo Serrano Arenas via Pexels Every parent wants their children to grow into secure, confident, and kind adults. It’s our...
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North Carolina Health News
- Apr 8, 2022
- 6 min
The pandemic shines a light on how many school-related infractions end with kids in juvenile justice
When schools shut down at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, juvenile delinquency complaints decreased. Here’s what it means — and...
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NEW Reentry Staff
- Apr 1, 2022
- 2 min
Celebrate Second Chance Month with us this April
Second Chance Month, observed in April, was first celebrated in 2017 to build awareness of the collateral impact of criminal convictions....
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NEW Reentry Staff
- Mar 25, 2022
- 2 min
How to talk about your incarceration in a job interview
Nearly 2 million North Carolinians have criminal records. Many of whom have faced barriers while seeking employment or obtaining an...
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TalkPoverty
- Mar 18, 2022
- 5 min
The cost of drug testing is making it harder for poor people to afford treatment
This article was published by TalkPoverty.org and written by Elizabeth Brico. When Laura Keck was pulled over for turning without a...
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