Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services
What We Do
Providing quality support to achieve self-determination for individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and quality services to promote treatment and recovery for individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders.
Director: Kelly Crosbie
Deputy Secretary for Health: Mark Benton
Chief Psychiatrist and Deputy Chief Medical Officer: Carrie Brown
Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services Assistance
Adult Mental Health Services
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics
Chief Medical Office for Behavioral Health and IDD
Child and Family Mental Health Services
Crisis Services
Customer Service and Community Rights
Community MH/SUD Client Surveys Provider Page
Consumer Empowerment and Community Engagement
Critical Access Behavioral Health Agencies
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services
Down Syndrome
Discounted Medications
Driving While Impaired
Frequently Used Acronyms
Gambling
Grant Opportunities
Hope4NC and Hope4Healers
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Involuntary Commitments
Jail Diversion
North Carolina Drug Control Unit
NC START
Potential Fraud, Waste, or Abuse Referral
Psychiatric Advance Directives (PAD) forms
State Operated Healthcare Facilities
Substance Use Disorders
Supported Housing
Traumatic Brain Injury
Contact Us
Telephone: 984-236-5000
Email: contactdmh@dhhs.nc.gov
Customer Services and Community Rights
Please contact the Customer Services and Community Rights team for all non-crisis questions, customer service and public comments regarding programs for the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services.
Phone: 984-236-5300
Toll Free: 855-262-1946
Spanish: 800-662-7030
Email: dmh.advocacy@dhhs.nc.go
For Crisis and Immediate Assistance:
please contact your Local Management Entity-Managed Care Organization.
Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255
NC4Vets: 844-NC4-VETS or 844-624-8387
Website Questions:
For questions about the website please email us at dmh.webteam@dhhs.nc.gov