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NC lawmakers pressed on mental health funding after two killings
Original: After murders of Zoe Welsh, Iryna Zarutska, NC lawmakers face questions over mental health funding
North Carolina lawmakers are facing questions over the state's mental health funding following the murders of Zoe Welsh and Iryna Zarutska. The killings have renewed scrutiny of gaps in the state's mental health system, with critics asking whether underfunding contributed to the suspects' treatment and whether stronger intervention could have prevented the deaths.
Why now: The high-profile murders have sparked a public debate about whether North Carolina's mental health system is adequately funded.
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- After murders of Zoe Welsh, Iryna Zarutska, NC lawmakers face questions over mental health funding · WRAL
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