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NC Child in the News

Winston-Salem Journal

Medicaid expansion deal stirs mostly positive responses

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WCNC Charlotte

'We’ve got a lot of work to do' | New report from NC Child Fatality Task Force shows alarming trends

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WNCT9 Greenville

Closing the gap in health coverage for childhood educators

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WRAL Documentary

Pandemic Generation: Kids in Crisis

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Fayetteville Observer

Foster kids just needed a bed. Lacking one, North Carolina sent them to psychiatric lockup instead
(Locked Away series, part four)

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News & Observer

NC parents affected by expiration of monthly child tax credit payment

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Fawn Pattison

Fawn Pattison

Director of Program Strategy

Please contact for all media inquiries.
fawn@ncchild.org | (919) 726-6344

Erica Palmer Smith

Executive Director

Primary NC Child spokesperson
Topics: Children’s health and welfare.

Direct all requests to Fawn Pattison

Tiffany Gladney

Director of Policy & Government Relations

Topics: Legislative and policy issues affecting children & families in North Carolina.

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Latest Press Release

NC Child statement on Medicaid Expansion deal announced today by NC General Assembly 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 2, 2023  CONTACT Fawn Pattison fawn@ncchild.org 919.726.6344  Statement from Erica Palmer Smith, Executive Director  We are incredibly grateful to the state legislature for coming to an agreement on Medicaid Expansion. This is incredible news for North Carolina’s families. When this measure becomes final, over 100,000 parents and caregivers in our state […]

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