North Carolina Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services
Providers of MH/DD/SA Services
Find Information: For Points of Contact | From Directors' Forum
In response to under-utilized substance abuse services throughout North Carolina, with a trend toward increasing decline, Mike Moseley, Division director, requested the development of a plan to improve these services statewide. The Division hopes to support local management entities (LMEs) in their goals to enhance provider services.
Areas of focus in the Division’s plan of action include: 1) LMEs assigning staff members being assigned as substance abuse points of contact; 2) Improving LME purchasing and management of substance abuse services; 3) Improving skills of providers; 4) Improving system capacity; 5) Improving Division capacity to support LME and SA providers; 6) Negotiating the maintenance of current substance abuse system initiatives with the Legislative Oversight Committee (LOC); 7) Simplifying financing structures; 8) Working with the Institute of Medicine, a research organization for Congress located in Chapel Hill, as it convenes a task force to study substance abuse services in NC; 9) Offering incentives for development of Substance Abuse Intensive Outpatient services (SAIOP) not currently present statewide.
Working with LMEs and providers to improve services will take many forms. Policy development, training and technical assistance, increased accountability and collaboration are all key to the success of this project. The Division looks forward to partnering with LMEs and providers to improve access and treatment for residents of North Carolina with substance abuse needs.
Points of Contact Meetings: The Division will host regular events to communicate with and hear from people designated as LME Points of Contact for this project. Virtual meetings: 9/4, 10/2, 11/6 and 12/4, 1:00pm-2:00pm.
10/2/07 Agenda: Funding Update; Presenter: Spencer Clark
Handouts: Budget Update | Summary of Legislation | Special Provisions Summary
9/4/07 Agenda: Monitoring Overview; Presenter: Mary Tripp
Handouts: Presentations 1 | 2 Handouts: 1a | 1b | 2
Documents:
- CASAWORKS for Families Residential Initiative - Individual
- CASAWORKS for Families Residential Initiative - Program
- MAJORS
- SAPTBG Funds-Individual Specific Monitoring
- SAPTBG Program Monitoring - Prevention
- SAPTBG Program Monitoring - Treatment IV Drug Users
- SAPTBG Program Monitoring - Treatment Pregnant Women and Dependent Children
- SAPTBG Women Set Aside Funding Monitoring
- Work First Substance Abuse Initiative - Individual Monitoring
- Work First Substance Abuse Initiative - Program Monitoring
8/15/07 Orientation: SAPTBG (Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant) Requirements Overview
Director's Forum Presentations: Division staff make brief presentations to LME directors about various aspects of the public substance abuse service system.
9/14/07: TASC Overview (Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities)
8/7/07: Prevention Overview
7/13/07: Project Overview | Work First/Child Protective Services Overview
