NC DHHS: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

NCDHHS Strategic Priorities

NCDHHS is focusing on three priorities through 2024: Investing in behavioral health and resilience, supporting child and family well-being and building a strong and inclusive workforce. These priorities are grounded in whole-person health and equity and cut across a broader strategic plan that NCDHHS uses to drive effective operations and measure the impact of services provided throughout the state.

Investing in Behavioral Health and Resilience

Gov. Cooper has released a comprehensive plan to invest $1 billion in addressing North Carolina’s mental health and substance use crisis, including anxiety and depression rates that have almost quadrupled, overdose deaths that have jumped 72 percent and youth suicide rates that have doubled.

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Mental Health Town Halls

DHHS is committed to speaking with individuals in communities across the state about North Carolina’s behavioral health needs and key department initiatives through mental health town halls, as improving behavioral health and resilience is a top priority for department.

COVID-19 Response

Get the latest information on the COVID-19 pandemic and North Carolina’s response including vaccines, testing, treatment, guidance and data dashboards. You can also find resources, information and assistance from across state government.

Strategies to Reduce Violence and Firearm Misuse

NCDHHS has released a white paper describing public health strategies to reduce firearm violence and misuse with the goal of keeping families and communities safe from firearm injury and death.

The Department of Health and Human Services manages the delivery of health- and human-related services for all North Carolinians, especially our most vulnerable citizens – children, elderly, disabled and low-income families. The Department works closely with health care professionals, community leaders and advocacy groups; local, state and federal entities; and many other stakeholders to make this happen.

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Each county in North Carolina has a local social services agency available to answer questions. They should also be your first call if you suspect a child is being abused or neglected. We're here to help you find contact information for your local county office.

Local County Offices

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Children's Services

Deaf-Blind Services

Disability Services

Hearing Loss

Low-Income Services

Medicaid

Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Pregnancy Services

Refugee Services

Aging and Adult Services

Guardianship

Veteran's Services

Vision Loss

Vital Records

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