Julian F. Keith ADATC Expanding Outpatient Services to Strengthen Local Response to Opioid Epidemic Tuesday, June 28, 2022 People combatting opioid use disorder in Western North Carolina are gaining expanded access to lifesaving outpatient services. Beginning July 1, Julian F. Keith Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center will add additional services to its existing outpatient program. With financial support from and a partnership with Dogwood Health Trust, many individuals who receive inpatient treatment will now gain access to effective, evidence-based Medication Assisted Treatment, housing assistance and outpatient treatment and support services. NCDHHS Announces Funds to Expand Treatment to Help Those with Opioid Use Disorder, 20 Sites Awarded Grants to Expand Services Monday, June 13, 2022 People struggling with Opioid Use Disorder will have better access to more treatment options because of funding awarded by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Nearly $16,000,000 across 20 health care centers, treatment clinics and community-based providers will be used across the state to expand evidence-based treatment services, as well as employment, housing and transportation supports through innovative pilot programs to better help treat individuals and support them in their recovery. NCDHHS Invests in Growing and Training NC’s Substance Use Workforce to Better Treat Those Struggling with Substance Use Disorders Friday, June 10, 2022 The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released two funding opportunities to award a total of $6,000,000 for tuition scholarships to improve behavioral health outcomes and substance use disorder treatment across the state. NCDHHS Announces Additional Funding Available for Collegiate Recovery Programs Thursday, June 09, 2022 The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released a new funding opportunity to create collegiate recovery programs that increase access to healthy and supportive environments in colleges and universities for those who are in addiction recovery. NCDHHS Announces Two Funding Opportunities to Address Behavioral Health in the Criminal Justice System Tuesday, June 07, 2022 The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today released two funding opportunities to award a total of $6,755,000 to community-based mental health providers. These programs will help individuals with serious mental illness involved with the criminal justice system, and they reflect the department’s vision to advance innovate solutions that foster independence, improve health and promote well-being for all North Carolinians. NCDHHS Housing Leadership Committee Meeting The NCDHHS team is excited about the presentations and discussions that will take place around housing goal areas, objectives and strategies to assist in the formulation of the NCDHHS Strategic Housing Plan. This will be an interactive meeting wi Thu, May 12, 2022, 9:30am - 12:30pm NC Awarded Grant to Transition to 9-8-8 Suicide Prevention Lifeline Number This Summer Wednesday, April 27, 2022 The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced it has been awarded $3.3 million to expand support for people in mental health crisis. North Carolina Reports 40% Increase in Overdose Deaths in 2020 Compared to 2019; NCDHHS Continues Fight Against Overdose Epidemic Monday, March 21, 2022 The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced that an average of nine North Carolinians died each day from a drug overdose in 2020, a 40% increase from the previous year. Olmstead Plan Stakeholder Advisory Meeting Thank you for your willingness to contribute your expertise to the Olmstead Plan Stakeholder Advisory (OPSA) as we move forward with plan implementation activities. The OPSA will hold its first quarterly meeting in 2022 on March 29, from 10:00 AM Tue, Mar 29, 2022, 10:00am - 12:00pm NCDHHS Partnering with Historically Black Colleges and Universities to Host Mental Health Summit Feb. 23 Wednesday, February 16, 2022 The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with North Carolina’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities, is hosting a mental health summit to assess the mental health needs of minority students on campus and the effects of the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. Pagination Page 1 Next page ›› Subscribe to Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services
Julian F. Keith ADATC Expanding Outpatient Services to Strengthen Local Response to Opioid Epidemic Tuesday, June 28, 2022 People combatting opioid use disorder in Western North Carolina are gaining expanded access to lifesaving outpatient services. Beginning July 1, Julian F. Keith Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center will add additional services to its existing outpatient program. With financial support from and a partnership with Dogwood Health Trust, many individuals who receive inpatient treatment will now gain access to effective, evidence-based Medication Assisted Treatment, housing assistance and outpatient treatment and support services.
NCDHHS Announces Funds to Expand Treatment to Help Those with Opioid Use Disorder, 20 Sites Awarded Grants to Expand Services Monday, June 13, 2022 People struggling with Opioid Use Disorder will have better access to more treatment options because of funding awarded by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Nearly $16,000,000 across 20 health care centers, treatment clinics and community-based providers will be used across the state to expand evidence-based treatment services, as well as employment, housing and transportation supports through innovative pilot programs to better help treat individuals and support them in their recovery.
NCDHHS Invests in Growing and Training NC’s Substance Use Workforce to Better Treat Those Struggling with Substance Use Disorders Friday, June 10, 2022 The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released two funding opportunities to award a total of $6,000,000 for tuition scholarships to improve behavioral health outcomes and substance use disorder treatment across the state.
NCDHHS Announces Additional Funding Available for Collegiate Recovery Programs Thursday, June 09, 2022 The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released a new funding opportunity to create collegiate recovery programs that increase access to healthy and supportive environments in colleges and universities for those who are in addiction recovery.
NCDHHS Announces Two Funding Opportunities to Address Behavioral Health in the Criminal Justice System Tuesday, June 07, 2022 The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today released two funding opportunities to award a total of $6,755,000 to community-based mental health providers. These programs will help individuals with serious mental illness involved with the criminal justice system, and they reflect the department’s vision to advance innovate solutions that foster independence, improve health and promote well-being for all North Carolinians.
NCDHHS Housing Leadership Committee Meeting The NCDHHS team is excited about the presentations and discussions that will take place around housing goal areas, objectives and strategies to assist in the formulation of the NCDHHS Strategic Housing Plan. This will be an interactive meeting wi Thu, May 12, 2022, 9:30am - 12:30pm
NC Awarded Grant to Transition to 9-8-8 Suicide Prevention Lifeline Number This Summer Wednesday, April 27, 2022 The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced it has been awarded $3.3 million to expand support for people in mental health crisis.
North Carolina Reports 40% Increase in Overdose Deaths in 2020 Compared to 2019; NCDHHS Continues Fight Against Overdose Epidemic Monday, March 21, 2022 The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced that an average of nine North Carolinians died each day from a drug overdose in 2020, a 40% increase from the previous year.
Olmstead Plan Stakeholder Advisory Meeting Thank you for your willingness to contribute your expertise to the Olmstead Plan Stakeholder Advisory (OPSA) as we move forward with plan implementation activities. The OPSA will hold its first quarterly meeting in 2022 on March 29, from 10:00 AM Tue, Mar 29, 2022, 10:00am - 12:00pm
NCDHHS Partnering with Historically Black Colleges and Universities to Host Mental Health Summit Feb. 23 Wednesday, February 16, 2022 The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with North Carolina’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities, is hosting a mental health summit to assess the mental health needs of minority students on campus and the effects of the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.