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North Carolina Vows to Continue Prioritizing Community Inclusion for People with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness or Severe Mental Illness as U.S. Department of Justice Finds the State in Substantial Compliance with Longstanding Legal Settlement

PRESS RELEASE — Today the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) acknowledged significant strides North Carolina has made in improving community inclusion for people with serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI) and severe mental illness (SMI). USDOJ and the State of North Carolina filed a joint motion asking the federal district court to terminate its oversight of the Transition to Community Living settlement agreement as a result of the State having met major requirements with the agreement’s terms. Since 2012, NCDHHS has overseen the implementation of the settlement terms through