北卡罗来纳州州长在三起与未经治疗的疾病有关、针对接触、人员配备和危机应对的杀人事件后,发起了一次心理健康大修。 North Carolina’s governor launched a mental health overhaul after three killings tied to untreated illness, targeting access, staffing, and crisis response.

北卡罗来纳州长乔什·斯坦签署了2026年2月的行政命令, 解决该州的精神健康危机, North Carolina Governor Josh Stein signed a February 2026 executive order to address the state’s mental health crisis, triggered by three high-profile killings linked to untreated mental illness. 该命令的重点是改善监狱和精神病医院获得护理的机会,扩大危机电话联合响应者模式,加强988热线电话,并改革非自愿承诺程序。 The order focuses on improving access to care in prisons and psychiatric hospitals, expanding the co-responder model for crisis calls, strengthening the 988 hotline, and reforming involuntary commitment processes. 它旨在通过提高工资,特别是提高狱警和护理助理的工资,增加招聘和留用人员,并指示国家机构协调卫生、司法和重返系统的服务,从而消除长期人员不足这一被视为主要障碍的问题。 It aims to combat chronic understaffing—cited as a key barrier—by boosting recruitment and retention through higher pay, especially for corrections officers and nursing assistants, and directing state agencies to coordinate services across health, justice, and reentry systems. 这一行动遵循监狱系统50%的空缺率,关闭了12个精神病医院单位,尽管需求很高。 The move follows a 50% vacancy rate in the prison system and the closure of 12 psychiatric hospital units despite high demand. 虽然立即可以开始采取步骤,但全面执行取决于立法资金。 While immediate steps can begin, full implementation depends on legislative funding.