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On June 20, NCDHHS Secretary Sangvai attended and spoke at the Pride Month celebration held at the Governor's Executive Mansion in Raleigh.

This week, NCDHHS leadership came together at the i2i conference to talk about the Olmstead Plan. This plan helps people with disabilities get the support they need to live the lives they want in their communities.

The DCFW Difference, a new digital campaign, includes website resources to highlight the powerful, statewide impact of NCDHHS’ Division of Child and Family Well-Being (DCFW). This webpage showcases the depth of DCFW’s work and serves as a go-to resource for learning about the programs within the DCFW portfolio. 

NCDHHS has a North Carolina Problem Gambling Program (NCPGP) to provide and support effective problem gambling prevention, education, outreach and treatment services. NCPGP is funded by the N.C. Education Lottery and supported by NCDHHS’ Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services.

With more than 6,000 disability claims from people impacted by Hurricane Helene and strained phone/postal service communications, NCDDS advocated for a federal policy exception to contact people applying for disability benefits by email. The team dubbed the project: “You’ve got mail.”

As part of Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, NCDHHS' State Laboratory of Public Health hosted dozens of K-12 students for a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fair on April 22. This free, interactive event invited budding scientists of all ages to explore the lab as part of the annual NC Science Festival, known as SciFest, sponsored by RTI International.

North Carolina’s Assistive Technology Program (NCATP) presented at an Assistive Technology (AT) Resource Fair in Webster on April 11, hosted by Southwestern Community College (SCC).

NCDHHS, in partnership with the Positive Childhood Alliance of NC (PCANC), kicked off Child Abuse Prevention Month on Tuesday, April 1, with a pinwheel planting event at Pullen Park in Raleigh.

NCDHHS is excited to announce the Experiential Learning and Opportunity Internship Program. This program allows sophomore, junior, senior and graduate students enrolled in a four-year college or graduate program located in North Carolina to participate in a 10-week internship working with professionals in NCDHHS.

The application period is now open for the 2025 NCDHHS’ Historically Black College/University and Minority Serving Institutions (HBCUs/MSIs) internship program's Summer Cohort. The application period closes on Feb. 20. The HBCUs/MSIs Internship program, in coordination with the Division of Public Health, is a component of the department’s workforce development initiative that encourages college students to seek careers in public health and human services in government agencies.