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North Carolina removes children from a nature therapy program's care amid a probe of a boy's death

Feb. 16, 2024 19:04 PM EST

LAKE TOXAWAY, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina health officials said Friday that they are removing all children from the care of a nature-based therapy program nearly two weeks after the death of a 12-year-old New York boy. The Department of Health and Human Services said in a news...

North Carolina tells nature-based therapy program to stop admissions during probe of boy's death

Feb. 13, 2024 17:14 PM EST

LAKE TOXAWAY, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina health officials have told a nature-based therapy program to stop admissions and take other steps to ensure children’s safety during the investigation of a 12-year-old boy’s death earlier this month. Department of Health and Human...

Schools are trying to get more students therapy. Not all parents are on board

Feb. 12, 2024 17:02 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Derry Oliver was in fifth grade when she first talked to her mom about seeing a therapist. She was living in Georgia with her uncle and grandparents while her mom was in New York scoping out jobs and apartments ahead of moving the family. It was a rough year apart....

California could legalize psychedelic therapy after rejecting 'magic mushroom' decriminalization

Feb. 06, 2024 14:31 PM EST

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A pair of California lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill on Tuesday to allow people 21 and older to consume psychedelic mushrooms under professional supervision as part of an agenda to tackle the state's mental health and substance use crises. It comes...