
R.J. Blackley Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center (ADATC) is an 80-bed in-patient treatment facility located in Butner, Granville County. It serves the central region of the state (see whichfacilities serve which counties), and is one of three state-operated ADATCs specially designed to treat adults with addictions and/or co-occurring disorders.
Admission is available to any adult consumer in our region, regardless of financial resources or insurance status. Patients pay on a sliding scale according to their income.
Care at R.J. Blackley ADATC begins with the Local Management Entity or local provider who makes the referral to our facility.
North Carolina law provides for two types of admission procedures, voluntary and involuntary.
Director: Lisa Haire
Phone: 919-575-7928
Consumer Advocate: (for all concerns and grievances) Crystal Laney-Speller, 919-764-7336
If you have concerns and would like to express your concerns to a member of the Hospital Executive Staff, please direct your call to the following:
| Lisa Haire Facility Director |
919-575-7928 |
| Tom Larson, MD Clinical Director |
919-575-7928 |
| Kathy Maas Director of Nursing |
919-575-2490 |
| Tamara Atkinson Program Director |
919-575-7365 |
| Angel Williams Health Information Management Director |
919-575-2673 |
| Faith Smith-Goff Director of Clinical Quality Assurance |
919-575-7928 |
| Gregg Mealor Director of Information Technology |
919-575-7061 |
| Carolyn Whitehurst Business Manager |
919-575-7297 |
| Crystal Laney-Speller Consumer Advocate |
919-764-7336 |
| Lisa Corbett Attorney General's Office |
919-716-6860 |
See the patient’s rights page.
Information about what to bring, financial arrangements, visitation and more.
The Center offers practicum, internship and field placement opportunities for students in Counseling Education, Rehabilitation Counseling, Therapeutic Recreation, Social Work and Nursing, working closely with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, East Carolina University, Liberty University and Shaw University.