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DateTopicMeeting Information
November 3, 2025Strengthening North Carolina’s MH, SU, IDD & TBI Workforce Innovations in Recruitment, Training and Retention
October 6, 2025Substance Use Prevention 
September 8, 2025Rural Health Transformation Program
August 4, 2025Reducing Stigma and Increasing Access to Care 
July 14, 2025Increasing Access with Integrated Care 
June 2, 2025Crisis Services 
May 5, 2025Peer Support Services and Recovery-Based Organizations
April 9, 2025National Autism Acceptance Month Panel Discussion 
March 3, 2025Substance Use Services and Programming
Feb. 3, 2025Updates on Crisis to Care, Inclusion Connects, and Inclusion Works
Jan. 6, 20252024 Year in Review

DateTopicMeeting Information
Dec. 9, 2024Child Behavioral Health Investments
Nov. 4, 20242024-2029 Strategic Plan
Oct. 7, 2024Ongoing DHHS Hurricane Helene Response
Sept. 9, 2024DSP Provider Grant, National Recovery Month, Perceptions of Care Survey and NC Mental Health Bock Grant FY25
Aug. 5, 2024Behavioral Health Workforce
July 1, 2024 North Carolina's Transition to Tailored Plans
June 3, 2024Justice System Investments
May 6, 2024Supporting Choice and Inclusion
April 1, 2024Tailored Plans
March 4, 2024Investments in Child & Family Behavioral Health
Feb. 5, 2024Peer Support Professionals
Jan. 8, 2024Direct Support Professionals

Behavioral Health Roadmap Advisory Committees

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Date Topic(s)Meeting Information
Nov. 15, 2024
  • Hurricane Helen Impact Updates
  • Landscape Assessment
  • Environment of Care Investments
July 19, 2024
  • Landscape Assessment of Residential Intervention Services
  • Caregiver Respite
May 17, 2024
  • Evidence-based Community Practices
  • Emergency Placement Fund
April 19, 2024
  • Overview of Investments
  • Child Behavioral Health Residential Overview
  • Family Peers
March 15, 2024
  • Child Behavioral Health Background
  • Child Behavioral Health Funding

DateTopic(s)Meeting Information
March 5, 2025
  • Community Collaboration Model
  • Crisis System Updates and Announcements 
Jan. 8, 2025
  • Crisis System Updates and Announcements
  • Suicide Prevention
Nov. 6, 2024
  • Crisis System Updates and Announcements
  • Crisis Technology
  • Mobile Crisis Dispatch
Aug. 7, 2024
  • Crisis System Updates and Announcements
  • Mobile Outreach, Response, Engagement, and Stabilization (MORES)
July 3, 2024
  • Crisis System Investment Update
  • Mobile Crisis Improvements
May 1, 2024
  • Community Collaboration Model
  • Crisis System Investments
Feb. 7, 2024
  • Community Collaboration Model
  • Non-Law Enforcement Transportation (NLET) Program Design
  • Mobile Outreach, Response, Engagement, and Stabilization (MORES)
Jan. 8, 2024
  • Community Collaboration Model
  • Mobile Crisis Management (MCM)
Dec. 14, 2023
  • Community Collaboration Model
  • Mobile Crisis Management (MCM)
Nov. 20, 2023
  • Community Collaboration Model
  • Current State of our Crisis System
  • Crisis Funding for SFY24-25 Budget
  • Areas of Focus for Investments
Nov. 17, 2023
  • Crisis System Advisory Committee Introductions and Expectations

DateTopic(s)Meeting Information
Nov. 18, 2024
  • Direct Support Professional Recruitment and Retention Grants
  • Direct Support Professional Engagement
Aug. 19, 2024
  • Direct Support Professional Training Pilot
  • Update on Recruitment and Retention Grants
  • Direct Support Professional Recruitment and Directory Platform
June 17, 2024
  • DMH/DD/SUS Strategic Plan Update
  • Direct Support Professional Recruitment and Retention Grants
May 20, 2024
  • DMH/DD/SUS Community Collaboration Model
  • Mental Health Awareness Month
  • Direct Support Professional Survey Findings
  • Direct Support Professional Focus Groups
  • Direct Support Professional Workplan Q&A
April 15, 2024
  • Direct Support Professional Survey Update
  • Direct Support Professional Initiatives Design 
    • Recruitment and Training Pilot
    • Wraparound Services
    • Longevity Bonus
March 18, 2024
  • Key Takeaways
  • Updates to Design Initiatives Strategy
  • Recruitment and Training Pilot
  • Survey Questions and Dissemination Strategy
Feb. 26, 2024
  • Key Takeaways
  • Updates to Design Initiatives Strategy
  • Outreach and Engagement Plan
Jan. 17, 2024
  • Defining Direct Support Professionals
  • Current Status of Direct Support Professionals in North Carolina
  • Expanding High-Quality Direct Support Professionals
Dec. 6, 2023
  • Defining Direct Support Professionals
  • Current Status of Direct Support Professionals in North Carolina
  • Expanding High-Quality Direct Support Professionals
Nov. 17, 2023
  • Direct Support Workforce Advisory Committee Introductions and Expectations

DateTopic(s)Meeting Information
April 15, 2025
  • Inclusion Works Strategic Plan
  • Employment Assessments
  • New Resources to Support CIE
Jan. 21, 2025
  • Advisory Committee Purpose
  • Inclusion Works Overview
  • What's Next for Inclusion Works

DateTopic(s)Meeting Information
July 9, 2024
  • DMH/DD/SUS Community Collaboration Model
  • Justice Investments Implementation Updates
  • Justice RFA and Webinar
June 11, 2024
  • DMH/DD/SUS Strategic Plan
  • Services and Initiatives for Youth
May 14, 2024
  • Mental Health Awareness Month
  • Summary of Investments
  • Long-term Investment Strategy Approach
Feb. 13, 2024
  • Justice-Involved Advisory Committee
Jan. 9, 2024
  • Juvenile Justice and Behavioral Health Subcommittee 
  • Overview of Justice-Related SFY23-24 Budget Investments
  • System Mapping Intercept - Law Enforcement 
Dec. 18, 2023
  • Funding Opportunities
    • Capacity Restoration
    • Re-Entry Programs
  • Current State Assessment Overview
Nov. 21, 2023
  • Advisory Committee Charter Review
  • Justice Funding for SFY24-25 Budget
  • Current State of Services
  • Areas of Focus for Investments
Nov. 17, 2023
  • Justice-Involved Advisory Committee Introductions and Expectations

DateTopic(s)Meeting Information
Nov. 14, 2024
  • Peer Support Providers
  • Upcoming Workforce Developments
Sept. 12, 2024
  • Introduction to I/DD and TBI Peer Mentors
  • Peer Mentor Models in Tennessee and Michigan
Aug. 22, 2024
  • Peer Support Scholarship Program
  • Peer-to-Peer Mentoring App
  • DMH/DD/SUS Peer Support Webpage
  • Future Work for Peer Supports
June 13, 2024
  • DMH/DD/SUS Strategic Plan
  • Creating a Standardized Peer Support Certification Curriculum
May 9, 2024
  • Peer Support Scholarship Program
  • Certification and Oversight Board
  • Establishing a Peer Support Center of Excellence
Feb. 8, 2024
  • Community Partner Feedback on Expanding High-Quality Peer Supports
Jan. 9, 2024
  • Community Partner Feedback on Expanding High-Quality Peer Supports
Dec. 19, 2023
  • Introductions and Expectations
  • Community Partner Feedback on Expanding High-Quality Peer Supports
Nov. 29, 2023
  • Defining Peer Supports
  • Peer Supports in North Carolina
  • Expanding High-Quality Peer Supports in North Carolina
Nov. 17, 2023
  • Peer Support Workforce Advisory Committee Introductions and Expectations

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DateTopic(s)Publication Link
October 30, 2025
  • White Cane Awareness Month: A Message to Our Community
Special Edition Hot Topics
October 30, 2025
  • NCDHHS, First Lady Anna Stein and Jubilee Home Celebrate Opening of New Women’s Home in Durham 
Special Edition Hot Topics
October 30, 2025
  • Talkspace Webinar Recording Now Available Free Virtual Therapy for Justice-Impacted Teens
  • Reflection on Progress Spotlight on Substance Use Disorder in NC
  • Director Crosbie Highlights Progress in Mental Health Innovation at the State of Reform Health Policy Conference
  • DMH/DD/SUS Director Crosbie to Speak at the NAMI NC Annual Conference 2025
  • NCDHHS Expands Student Loan Repayment Initiative for Rural Health Nurses
Hot Topics
October 28, 2025
  • New Behavioral Health Urgent Care Facility to Open in Pitt County
  • New Peer Respite Mental Health Center Opens in Henderson County
  • NCDHHS Seeks Feedback on Olmstead Plan
  • NCDHHS Marks One Year of Progress Toward an  Age-Inclusive Future with "All Ages, All Stages NC"
  • Registration is Now Open for the Opioid and Prescription Drug Abuse Advisory Committee (OPDAAC) Meeting
Hot Topics
October 23, 2025
  • North Carolina Champions Integrated Care at National Conference
  • North Carolina Shares Substance Use Updates at Fall Conference
  • Promise Resource Network Honored With National “Supporting the Safety Net" Award
Hot Topics
October 21, 2025
  • NCDHHS Committed to Increasing Mental Health in NC
Special Edition Hot Topics
October 21, 2025
  • North Carolina Recognized at National AATOD Conference
  • Division of State Operated Healthcare Facilities Launches I/DD Clinical Collaborative
  • Join a Brain Injury Advisory Council Subcommittee
  • Join Jubilee Home for a Special Ribbon-Cutting  
Hot Topics 
October 17, 2025
  • Celebrating Deaf Awareness Month and Two Years of ASL Access in 988
Special Edition Hot Topics
October 16, 2025
  • North Carolina Expands Access to Integrated Care with New CCBHC Learning Community
  • North Carolina’s State Opioid Treatment Authority Administrator Smith Worth Honored with Nyswander/Dole “Marie” Award
  • UCA WAVES Highlights AAPI Youth Mental Health in Raleigh
Hot Topics
October 16, 2025
  • Celebrating Global Peer Support Celebration Day 
Special Edition Hot Topics
October 15, 2025
  • NCDDHS Inclusion Connects Releases Quarterly Report Expanding Access to Services and Supports for People with I/DD
Special Edition Hot Topics
October 14, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Team Participates in Kermes Cultural Event to Promote Mental Health Resources
  • Celebrating the Contributions People with Disabilities Make in the Workplace
  • Join a Brain Injury Advisory Council Subcommittee
  • Daymark's Mobile Crisis Team Honored Nationally
Hot Topics
October 13, 2025
  • North Carolina Celebrates the 80th Anniversary of National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Special Edition Hot Topics
October 13, 2025
  • NCDHHS, Universities Partner on a New Five-Year Program to Improve and Expand Social Work Workforce
Special Edition Hot Topics
October 13, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Director - Youth Justice Action Month 
Special Edition Hot Topics
October 9, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Director - Medicaid Provider Rate Reductions Fee Schedules 
Special Edition Hot Topics
October 9, 2025
  • Help Shape TBI Services in North Carolina
  • World Mental Health Day: North Carolina Stands Together
  • DMH/DD/SUS Fireside Chat with Kelly Crosbie How Inclusion Connects is Making a Difference 
Hot Topics
October 9, 2025
  • October is Substance Use & Misuse Prevention Month Prevention is Possible. Prevention Works.
Special Edition Hot Topics
October 7, 2025
  • Team DMHDDSUS Supports Fort Bragg Suicide Prevention Run
  • Adolescent Gambling
  • NC Medicaid Hosts Virtual Office Hours on Behavioral Health Policy Revisions
  • Public Invited to Comment on Proposed Social Services Block Grant Plan
Hot Topics
October 7, 2025
  • Fireside Chat - Inclusion Connects with Kelly Crosbie 
Special Edition Hot Topics
October 6, 2025
  • NCDHHS To Launch the Children and Families Specialty Plan 
Special Edition Hot Topics
October 6, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Director -  TBI State Action Plan Advisory Workgroup 
Special Edition Hot Topics
October 3, 2025
  • Celebrating National PACE Month in North Carolina 
Special Edition Hot Topics
October 2, 2025
  • Director Crosbie Champions Anti-Stigma and Access to Care at Substance Use Symposium
  • Collaborative Family Healthcare Association Integrated Care Conference Comes to Raleigh
  • SeptemberFest Supports Veterans and Suicide Prevention
Hot Topics
October 1, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Director - Supporting One Another After the Southport Tragedy
Special Edition Hot Topics
September 30, 2025
  • NCDHHS Releases State Suicide Prevention Action Plan as Suicide Awareness Month Comes to a Close
Special Edition Hot Topics
September 30, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Director Kelly Crosbie Speaks at NC Association for Treatment of Opioid Dependence Conference
  • Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month A Conversation on Culture, Identity, and Mental Health
  • Request for Applications Informational Session $6M Available for Community-Based Substance Use Services
  • Providers of Problem Gambling Services Asked to Submit Survey 
Hot Topics
September 30, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Director - Federal Government Shutdown Message 
Special Edition Hot Topics
September 29, 2025
  • Corrected Version: Celebrating Recovery Month Breaking Barriers, Building Futures 
Special Edition Hot Topics
September 29, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Resources for Weathering the Storm
Special Edition Hot Topics
September 25, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Director -  Medicaid Provider Rate Reductions 
Special Edition Hot Topics
September 25, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Director -  Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
Special Edition Hot Topics
September 25, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Director Kelly Crosbie Awarded for Extraordinary Contributions to NC MH/DD/SUS System
  • Chief Clinical Director Shares Successful Mobile Crisis Response Model
  • Hope4NC Celebration
  • National Suicide Prevention Month: Week Four Focuses on Promoting Dignity Through Connection 
Hot Topics
September 24, 2025
  • September is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Month in North Carolina
Special Edition Hot Topics
September 22, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Director -  Deaf Awareness Month
Special Edition Hot Topics
September 18, 2025
  • North Carolina’s Second Mobile OTP Unveiled in Greensboro
  • DMH/DD/SUS Fireside Chat with Kelly Crosbie How Inclusion Connects is Making a Difference
  • Suicide Prevention Month: Week Three Focuses on State Work  
  • National Recovery Month: Week Three Focuses on Community
  • Order Free 988 Print Materials Through Sept. 22
Hot Topics
September 16, 2025
  • Cameron Ridge Residential Treatment Center Breaks Ground
  • “SOMETHINGS” Free Teen Mentoring App Growing Quickly
  • N.C. Governor Stein Proclaims September as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Month
  • Order Free 988 Print Materials Through Sept. 22, 2025
  • Addiction Professionals of North Carolina Representatives Featured on Taking the Pulse Podcast
Hot Topics
September 15, 2025
  • Governor Stein Announces Standing Orders to Increase Access to COVID-19 Vaccines 
Special Edition Hot Topics
September 11, 2025
  • Governor Josh Stein Proclaims DSP Recognition Week
  • NCDHHS Distributing Naloxone and Wound Care Supplies Through Sept. 12
  • DMH/DD/SUS Accepting Applications for Tarang Community Leads Through Sept. 13
  • Order Free 988 Print Materials Through Sept. 22
Hot Topics
September 9, 2025
  • Director Crosbie Receives Prestigious Ramstad Kennedy Award for Support of Recovery Work 
Hot Topics
September 8, 2025
  • NCDHHS Celebrates 988 Day and Recognizes Anniversary of ASL Services Being Offered Through 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Special Edition Hot Topics
September 4, 2025
  • National Recovery Month: Recovery Includes Whole Health
  • Calling All Direct Support Professionals! Tell Us What Your Work Means To You
  • NCDHHS Announces Project Spark Resource Fair Ignite Your Future: A Project Spark Event
Hot Topics
September 4, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Director - 2025-2030 Inclusion Works Strategic Plan Released
Special Edition Hot Topics
September 3, 2025
  • September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Special Edition Hot Topics
September 2, 2025
  • New App to Find WNC Resources
  • UNC FIT Wellness Clinic Establishes Psychiatric Residency Program
  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Launches National Recovery Month Campaign
Hot Topics
September 2, 2025
  • Honoring National Recovery Month 
Special Edition Hot Topics
August 28, 2025
  • This Sunday is International Overdose Awareness Day
  • NCDHHS Launches Electronic Health Records System for State-Operated Health Facilities
  • Order Free System of Care Print Materials
Hot Topics
August 27, 2025
  • Overdose Awareness Week Fighting Stigma, Expanding Treatment, and Saving Lives 
Special Edition Hot Topics
August 26, 2025
  • Governor’s Institute Podcast Provides Background on Opioid Treatment Programs
  • Resilience Classes and Listening Circles Offered to Western North Carolina Residents
  • Order Free System of Care Print Materials
  • Disaster Recovery Health, Safety and Mental Health Resources
Hot Topics
August 21, 2025
  • Helping People Find Crisis Care in North Carolina
  • Public Invited to Comment on Proposed 2025-2027 Community Services Block Grant State Plan
  • NAMI Back to School Resources
Hot Topics
August 20, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Resources for Hurricane Erin
  • NC Medicaid Temporary Flexibilities Due to Hurricane Erin
Special Edition Hot Topics
August 20, 2025
  • First Lady Anna Stein, NCDHHS, Morse Clinics Celebrate First Mobile OTP Unit in North Carolina 
Special Edition Hot Topics
August 19, 2025
  • National 988 Day is Approaching
  • Hope4NC Update
  • Collaborative Care Management Capacity Building Funding Application Open
  • DMH/DD/SUS Now Accepting Applications for Tarang Community Leads Through September 13
  • Call for Session Proposals 17th Annual NC "One Community in Recovery" Conference
Hot Topics
August 15, 2025
  • North Carolina to Apply for the Rural Health Transformation Program
Special Edition Hot Topics
August 14, 2025
  • Inclusion Connects Updates DSP Workforce Plan
  • Hope4NC Update
Hot Topics
August 12, 2025
  • Inclusion Connects Adds Service Metrics to the Innovations Waiver Dashboard
  • Order Free 988 and NC Crisis Services Print Materials
Hot Topics
August 8, 2025
  • Governor and First Lady Stein Participate in Reentry Simulation
  • NCDHHS Secretary Dev Sangvai Releases Statement on NC General Assembly Spending Plan
  • Hope4NC Update
  • Order Free 988 and NC Crisis Services Print Materials For Your Back-to-School Outreach Through August 22
  • Back-to-School Means Time to Get Children Up to Date on Required and Recommended Vaccines
Hot Topics
August 6, 2025
  • NCDHHS Partners with the NC Community College System to Offer Free Training to Strengthen the DSP Workforce
Special Edition Hot Topics
August 5, 2025
  • NCDHHS Partners with Talkspace to Provide Free Virtual Mental Health Counseling to Teens Impacted by the Justice System
  • The Impact of Culturally Relevant Conversations on Minority Mental Health
  • NAMI State of Mental Health in North Carolina Town Hall Features Director Crosbie and Other State Leaders
  • Update: Immigration Status and Eligibility for NC Medicaid
Hot Topics
August 4, 2025
  • DHHS Support of People Who are Unhoused and Have Mental Health And Substance Use Needs
Special Edition Hot Topics
August 4, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Grants Funding for the Expansion of Substance Use Treatment and Services for Youth Aged 16-25 
Special Edition Hot Topics
August 1, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Grants Funding for the Expansion of Substance Use Treatment and Services for Youth Aged 16-25 
Special Edition Hot Topics
July 31, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Director Crosbie Tours Holy Angels Care Facility
  • DMH/DD/SUS Accepting Applications For "Foundations of Peer Support II" Trainers Through August 3
  • Order Free 988 and NC Crisis Services Print Materials For Your Back-to-School Outreach Through August 4
  • Updated Guidance for NC Medicaid Payments to Planned Parenthood - July 29, 2025 
Hot Topics 
July 30, 2025
  • Request for Applications - Strong Minds, Strong Communities: Expanding Mental Health Access
Special Edition Hot Topics
July 29, 2025
  • NCDHHS Partners with Talkspace to Provide Free Virtual Mental Health Therapy to Teens Impacted by the Justice System 
Special Edition Hot Topics
July 29, 2025
  • NCDHHS Celebrates 35th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Visit to Christian Recovery Center Highlights Success of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Combined with Faith-Based Approaches to Recovery
  • DMH/DD/SUS Director Speaks at Benchmarks' Provider Forum
  • Order Free 988 and NC Crisis Services Print Materials For Your Back-to-School Outreach Through August 4
Hot Topics
July 28, 2025
  • Measuring Consumer Experience of Care--RESULTS
Special Edition Hot Topics
July 24, 2025
  • Corrected Version: New ASL Video for 988
Special Edition Hot Topics
July 24, 2025
  • Unshame NC  
  • Order Free Crisis Services Print Materials For Your Back-to-School Outreach Today 
  • Reduction in Tobacco Sales to Youth
  • National Hire a Veteran Day is July 25
  • The National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services: Dual Eligibility Toolkit
Hot Topics
July 22, 2025
  • Location Update for the ADA 35th Anniversary Celebration
Special Edition Hot Topics
July 22, 2025
  • NCDHHS Releases Black Youth Suicide Action Plan to Tackle Rising Number of Suicides Among Black Youth and Young Adults 
Special Edition Hot Topics
July 22, 2025
  • NCDHHS, First Lady Anna Stein Celebrate Launch of Unshame NC
  • New Comprehensive Detox and Residential Treatment Services Facility to Open in Concord
  • Navigating Mental Health NC Podcast Burnout, Boundaries & Balance: A Mental Health Conversation
  • Registration Extended for NCDHHS ADA Celebration on July 24
  • Order Free 988 Print Materials for Your Back-to-School Outreach
  • Celebrating 35 Years of the ADA Helping Deaf, Hard of Hearing and DeafBlind Community
Hot Topics
July 21, 2025
  • Celebrating Three Years of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Special Edition Hot Topics
July 17, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Accepting Applications For "Foundations of Peer Support II" Trainers Through August 3
  • Hope4NC Update
  • NCDHHS Inclusion Connects Releases Quarterly Report Expanding Access to Services and Supports for People with I/DD
  • 2025 State of the Workforce Survey
Hot Topics
July 16, 2025
  • NCDHHS Celebrates Third Anniversary of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Special Edition Hot Topics
July 15, 2025
  • Governor’s Institute Podcast Features State Opioid Expert
  • July is Fragile X Awareness Month 
Hot Topics
July 10, 2025
  • Workforce Development & Continuing Education Scholarship Application Open Through July 11, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Director Crosbie To Serve As Master of Ceremonies at NCDHHS ADA Anniversary Celebration
  • Hope4NC Update
  • State of NC Mental Health Town Hall Meeting DMH/DD/SUS Director Kelly Crosbie Featured Speaker
  • 2025 NC Medicaid Managed Care Quality Strategy Approved 
Hot Topics
July 9, 2025
  • DMHDDSUS Director - We're Better When We Stick Together 
Special Edition Hot Topics
July 9, 2025
  • New Peer Support Policies Go Live July 15 
Special Edition Hot Topics
July 8, 2025
  • Free Teen Mentoring App Grows in Engagement and Satisfaction
  • NCDHHS Accepting Naloxone Provider Requests
  • Inclusion Connects Success Story Surveys Share Your Story
  • SERNRA / NAMRC / NCRA Training Conference Call for Session Proposals
Hot Topics
July 7, 2025
  •  NCDHHS Secretary Sangvai Releases Statement on "Big Beautiful Bill"
Special Edition Hot Topics 
July 3, 2025
  •  NC Medicaid Announcements
Special Edition Hot Topics
July 3, 2025
  • Hope4NC Weekly Report Burke County Community Produce Distribution
  • North Carolina Statewide Overdose Surveillance
  • Inclusion Works Announces Provider Innovation Program Recipients
  • NC Suicide Prevention Action Plan Public Comment Period Open Through July 9
Hot Topics
July 2, 2025
  • DMHDDSUS Director - July is BeBe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
Special Edition Hot Topics 
July 1, 2025
  • DMHDDSUS Director - July is Disability Pride Month
Special Edition Hot Topics
July 1, 2025
  • Crisis Jam Webinar Series Features DMH/DD/SUS Director
  • Now LIVE: DMH/DD/SUS Strategic Plan Dashboard With The Latest Data
  • NC Medicaid Strengthens North Carolina Help Protect NC Medicaid
  • Geriatric Adult Specialty Team is Now Health Education and Aging Resource Team
Hot Topics 
June 26, 2025
  • Governor Josh Stein Announces Western NC Homeowners Can Apply for Single-Family Housing Recovery Program
  • Navigating Mental Health NC Podcast More Than A Game: How Sports Influence Kids’ Mental Health
  • Inclusion Works Competitive Integrated Employment
  • PTSD Awareness Month
Hot Topics
June 24, 2025
  • NASADAD and NASDDDS Conferences
  • Hope4NC Weekly Report
  • Peers on the Beach Kick-Off Event
  • NC Suicide Prevention Action Plan Public Comment Period Open Through July 9
  • Medicaid Announcement For Standard Plans and Medical Home Tier 3 Providers
Hot Topics
June 23, 2025
  • NC DMH/DD/SUS Director Kelly Crosbie on the Elimination of Federal Funding for 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Dedicated to LGBTQ+ Youth Services
Special Edition Hot Topics 
June 19, 2025
  • DMHDDSUS Director -  Juneteenth Message
Special Edition Hot Topics
June 19, 2025
  • New Community Crisis Center Opens in Winston-Salem
  • New Behavioral Health Respite Facility Targeted Toward Children and Adolescents Opens in Columbus County
  • Hope4NC Weekly Report
  • Prepare for Hurricane Season Now
  • June is Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month
Hot Topics
June 17, 2025
  • NCDHHS Secretary Sangvai Delivers Message on Transforming the State’s Mental Health Care System at i2i Conference
  • NCDHHS Secretary Dev Sangvai Tours Western North Carolina and Highlights Mental Health Resources for Recovery
  • NCDHHS Accepting Naloxone Provider Requests
  • NC Division of Aging Social Bridging NC Toolkit
  • Division of Child and Family Well-Being Releases Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Online Resources
Hot Topics
June 12, 2025
  • NCDHHS Leaders and Community Partners Discuss Olmstead Plan at Packed i2i Pre-Conference Session
Special Edition Hot Topics
June 12, 2025
  • New Crisis to Care Public Service Announcements It's Okay to Need Support - Whatever Your Crisis, There are Options
  • Inclusion Connects Success Story Surveys - Share Your Story
  • NC-STeP's MOTHeRS Project Receives National Recognition
Hot Topics 
June 11, 2025
  • NC Suicide Prevention Action Plan Posted for Public Comment
Special Edition Hot Topics
June 10, 2025
  • NC Health and Human Services Secretary Dev Sangvai Visits Western North Carolina and Highlights Mental Health Resources
  • DMH/DD/SUS Director Kelly Crosbie Shares Prevention and Recovery Strategies at the 2025 Adolescent SUD Conference
  • Hope4NC Weekly Update
  • SERNRA / NAMRC / NCRA Training Conference Call for Session Proposals
Hot Topics
June 5, 2025
  • NCDHHS Accepting Naloxone Provider Requests
  • Secretary Sangvai to Discuss Behavioral Health at i2i Center for Integrative Health Spring 2025 Conference
  • NCDHHS to Host Session on the Olmstead Plan at i2i Conference
  • Navigating Mental Health NC Podcast How COVID Changed Our Mental Health
  • NC Healthy Opportunities Pilots Update
  • NCDHHS Expands Student Loan Repayment For Rural Health Care Providers
Hot Topics 
June 4, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Hosts Spring i2i Pre-Conference Session Registration Open Through 5:00 Today
Special Edition Hot Topics
June 4, 2025
  • DMHDDSUS Director - Pride Month 
Special Edition Hot Topics
June 4, 2025
  • Inclusion Works Provider Innovation Program Application Deadline Extended To June 6
  • Inclusion Works Strategic Plan Public Comment Period Extended to June 6
  • DMH/DD/SUS Draft Black Youth Suicide Prevention Action Plan Public Comment Open Through June 6
Special Edition Hot Topics
June 4, 2025
  • Inclusion Works Provider Innovation Program Application Deadline Extended To June 6
  • Inclusion Works Strategic Plan Public Comment Period Extended to June 6
  • DMH/DD/SUS Draft Black Youth Suicide Prevention Action Plan Public Comment Open Through June 6
Special Edition Hot Topics
June 3, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Director Kelly Crosbie Featured as Panelist on Governor's Institute Podcast
Special Edition Hot Topics
June 3, 2025
  • New Hope4NC Billboards in Western North Carolina
  • NCDHHS Launches Located Map for Providers of Free Vaccines
  • Brain Online – A New Test for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
  • UNC Holds 2025 First Episode Pychosis (FEP) Symposium Rethinking Recovery
  • North Carolina Injury and Violence Prevention Branch Releases Two New Webpages
Weekly Hot Topics
June 2, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Hosts Spring i2i Pre-Conference Session
Special Edition Hot Topics
May 29, 2025
  • NCDHHS Releases TBI Expansion Concept Paper
  • Participate in the NC Brain Injury Needs and Gaps Survey Through May 30
  • Inclusion Works Provider Innovation Program Application Deadline Extended To June 6
  • Inclusion Works Strategic Plan Public Comment Period Extended to June 6
  • DMH/DD/SUS Draft Black Youth Suicide Prevention Action Plan Public Comment Open Through June 6
Weekly Hot Topics
May 28, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Hosts Spring i2i Pre-Conference Session
Special Edition Hot Topics 
May 27, 2025
  • Hope4NC Weekly Update
  • Inclusion Works Strategic Plan - Open for Public Comment
  • Wake County Boys and Girls Club
  • Youth Problem Gambling Prevention
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May 22, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Hosts Spring i2i Pre-Conference Session Advancing the Olmstead Plan: One Goal, Many Partners
  • NCDHHS Secretary Dev Sangvai to Speak at i2i Spring Conference Behavioral Health in North Carolina: Policy, Progress, and Priorities
  • Mental Health Awareness Month Supporting Whole-Person Health with Integrated Care
  • DSP Incentive Program - Round 2 Applications Accepted Through May 27, 2025
  • Triangle Business Journal Empowered Women's Forum
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May 21, 2025
  • Naloxone Saves Has a New Website Address
Special Edition Hot Topics
May 20, 2025
  • DMHDDSUS Director - i2i Center for Integrated Health Spring Pre-Conference Forum Advancing the Olmstead Plan: One Goal, Many Partners
Special Edition Hot Topics 
May 20, 2025
  • Inclusion Works Provider Innovation Program Now Accepting Applications
  • DMH/DD/SUS Team Members Participate in NAMIWalks
  • NC Brain Injury Needs and Gaps Survey Deadline Extended
  • NCDHHS Expands Student Loan Repayment for Rural Health Care Providers 
Weekly Hot Topics
May 19, 2025
  • Inclusion Works Community Update 
Special Edition Hot Topics
May 16, 2025
  • DMHDDSUS Director - Mental Health Awareness Month - Serious Mental Illness
Special Edition Hot Topics 
May 15, 2025
  • Mental Health Awareness Month: Prevention Week
Special Edition Hot Topics
May 15, 2025
  • DSP Incentives Program - Round 2
  • Free Accessible Communication Materials About Public MH/SUD/IDD Programs
  • DMH/DD/SUS Posts Black Youth Suicide Prevention Action Plan Draft and Invites Public Comment
  • Supports for Children with Complex Behavioral Health Needs
Weekly Hot Topics
May 13, 2025
  • NCDHHS Fireside Chat & Tele-town Hall NC Crisis Services: Support for all Ages
  • DMH/DD/SUS Awards $2.6 Million to Update Community Crisis Centers
  • Hope4NC Weekly Update
  • Medicaid Expansion Helps North Carolina Become a Leader in Reducing Overdose Deaths 
Weekly Hot Topics
May 8, 2025
  • May is Mental Health Awareness Month
  • Supporting Mental Health for Older Adults
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May 7, 2025
  • DMHDDSUS Director - BYSP Action Plan 
Special Edition Hot Topics
May 6, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Partners with Hazel Health to Provide Virtual Mental Health Services for K-12 Students in NC
  • Inclusion Works Strategic Plan Posted for Public Comment
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  • SAMHSA Mental Health Awareness Month Toolkit
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May 5, 2025
  • NC Medicaid Continues to Support NC Communities 
Special Edition Hot Topics
May 5, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Launches Peer Warmline Dashboard
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May 5, 2025
  • Governor Stein Proclaims May as Mental Health Awareness Month
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May 1, 2025
  • Free Accessible Communication Materials about Public MH/SUD/IDD Programs
  • Participate in the NC Brain Injury Needs and Gaps Survey
  • Update on Population Health - NC Medicaid Invites Public Comments
Weekly Hot Topics
April 29, 2025
  • North Carolina First Lady Anna Stein Visits Elkin Opioid Treatment Facility
  • NCDHHS Expands Investment in Direct Support Professionals Workforce – Round Two
  • NCDHHS Releases New Bilingual Resources on the NC Innovations Waiver
  • 2025 State of the Workforce Survey
Weekly Hot Topics
April 25, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Offering Free, Printed Materials on Key Programs
Special Edition Hot Topics
April 24, 2025
  • DMHDDSUS Director - New Bilingual Resources on the NC Innovations Waiver 
Special Edition Hot Topics
April 24, 2024
  • NCDHHS Secretary Dev Sangvai Visits Cherry Hospital
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April 23, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Celebrates Release of Newest NC4Vets Journal
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April 22, 2025
  • Hope4NC Provides Resources After Hurricane Helene
Weekly Hot Topics
April 17, 2025
  • UNC Students Distribute Wellness Materials During Spring Break
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April 15, 2025
  • NCDHHS Begins Capacity Restoration Services at Wake County Detention Center
  • NCDHHS Mental Health Fireside Chat Sees Record Attendance
  • Mounting Evidence Shows the Mental Health Collaborative Care Model in Primary Care Reduces Suicide 
Weekly Hot Topics
April 11, 2025
  • NC Health and Human Services Secretary Dev Sangvai and Wake County Sheriff Willie Rowe to Announce New Mental Health Treatment Options for Defendants Deemed Incapable to Proceed
  • Faith-based Organization Seeks to Help Those Struggling with Substance Use
  • Celebrating Autism Acceptance Month at Side By Side
  • NCDHHS Seeks Feedback on Medicaid Managed Care Plans
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April 11, 2025
  • NCDHHS Announces Investments to Expand Services that Prevent Incarceration in Western North Carolina Counties Impacted by Hurricane Helene
Special Edition Hot Topics
April 9, 2025
  • Crisis Services Fireside Chat and Tele-Town Hall 
Special Edition Hot Topics
April 8, 2025
  • Governor Josh Stein and NCDHHS Secretary Dev Sangvai Hold Roundtable in Nash County on NC Medicaid in Rural Communities
  • N.C. Senate Confirms Secretary Dev Sangvai
  • New Inclusion Works Data Webpage
  • NCDHHS Seeks Feedback on Medicaid Managed Care Plans
  • April is Counseling Awareness Month
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April 7, 2025
  • Inclusion Connects Workplan in Action 
Special Edition Hot Topics
April 3, 2025
  • DMHDDSUS Director - 1915(i) Resources Ready for Download
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April 3, 2025
  • Governor Stein Highlights Public Safety Priorities at Rehabilitation and Reentry Conference
  • April is Autism Acceptance Month
  • Hope4NC Attends WNC Road to Recovery Event
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April 2, 2025
  • NC APSE 2025 Spring Conference Highlights
  • Discover the New Inclusion Connects Work Plan
  • Volunteer with the Inclusion Connects Advisory Committee 
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March 28, 2025
  • DMHDDSUS Director Kelly Crosbie Note
  • NCDHHS Partners with Hazel Health to Provide Virtual Mental Health Services for K-12 Students in North Carolina
  • NC Summit on Reducing Overdose Highlights
  • Ribbon Cutting for New Behavioral Health Urgent Care
  • Feedback Requested - Advanced Medical Home Standardized Performance Incentive Program Draft Policy Guide
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March 26, 2025
  • New Campaign Focuses On Persistent Disparities In Overdose Deaths for Black Communities
Special Edition Hot Topics
March 25, 2025
  • Recovery Alliance Initiative Symposium Highlights
  • NCDHHS Hosts Spanish-Language Cafecito and Tele-Town Hall
  • Order Free 988 Print Materials for Your Barbershop or Hair Salon
  • File Your State and Federal Taxes for Free with IRS Direct File
Weekly Hot Topics
March 20, 2025
  • Collaborative Care Management Capacity (CoCM) Building Funds Announcement
  • Side by Side with DMH/DD/SUS National Autism Acceptance Month
  • NC Recovery Courts Conference 2025 Creating Lasting Change
  • NC Youth Leadership Forum 2025
  • Addiction Medicine Conference
  • Addiction Professionals of North Carolina 2025 Spring Conference
  • North Carolina Prevention Conference
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March 18, 2025
  • DMHDDSUS Director - Federal Update 3/18/25
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March 18, 2025
  • Governor Stein Delivers First State of the State Address
  • Former Governor Roy Cooper and Dr. Betsey Tilson Honored with Levine Award for Contributions to Public Health
  • Medicaid Expansion in North Carolina: The First Year
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March 13, 2025
  • Inclusion Connects Releases Report on Progress
  • NCDHHS Investment to Strengthen the Direct Support Professional Workforce
  • March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month
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March 11, 2025
  • DMHDDSUS Director Crosbie to Receive Social Worker of the Year Award at NASW-NC Ethics Conference
  • NC Medicaid Releases New Resources, Tools, and Opportunities
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March 6, 2025
  • Message from DMHDDSUS Director New Resources to Understand Crisis Services
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March 6, 2025
  • Governor Proclaims March as Brain Injury Awareness Month
  • Governor’s Recovery Office for Western North Carolina Launches Public Dashboard to Share Progress
  • Ribbon Cutting for New Behavioral Health Urgent Care
Weekly Hot Topics
March 4, 2025
  • Governor Proclaims March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
  • Secretary Dev Sangvai Visits Western North Carolina
  • New FACT Teams Piloted Across North Carolina
  • New Peer Respite Centers Investment
  • North Carolina’s Healthy Opportunities Pilots Receive National Recognition
Weekly Hot Topics
Feb. 27, 2025
  • Ribbon Cutting for New Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center
  • DMH/DD/SUS Highlighted In North Carolina Health News
  • CIT Conference 2025 Highlights
  • Order Free 988 Print Materials for Your Barbershop or Hair Salon
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Feb. 26, 2025
  • DMHDDSUS Director - Federal Update 2/26/25
Special Edition Hot Topics
Feb. 25, 2025
  • Request For Proposals New Non-Law Enforcement Transportation Program
  • 2023-2024 North Carolina Safer Syringe Initiative Annual Report
Weekly Hot Topics
Feb. 21, 2025
  • NCDHHS Hosts Spanish-language Cafecito and Tele-Town Hall on Crisis Services in NC 
Special Edition Hot Topics
Feb. 21, 2025
  • Supporting Transition Age Youth with Opioid Use Disorders Request for Applications
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Feb. 20, 2025
  • DMHDDSUS Celebrates Partnership with UCA WAVES Expanding Access to Mental Health Care for AAPI Communities
  • Join North Carolina Black Youth Wellness Community of Practice and Education
Weekly Hot Topics
Feb. 18, 2025
  • Inclusion Works Lunch & Learn: Employment Models
  • Connections App: Supporting Peers and Providers
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Feb. 18, 2025
  • NCDHHS Investment to Strengthen the Direct Support Professionals Workforce
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Feb. 18, 2025
  • Request For Proposals New Non-Law Enforcement Transportation Program
  • NC Medicaid Policy Posted for Public Comment: Clinically Managed Population Specific High-Intensity Residential Program
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Feb. 18, 2025
  • Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT) Conference Mapping the Future of CIT in North Carolina
Special Edition Hot Topics
Feb. 17, 2025
  • DMHDDSUS Partners with the Governor's Working Group To Host Inaugural SMVF Network Summit
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Feb. 14, 2025
  • New Justice RFA Released for Western NC Counties Impacted by Hurricane Helene
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Feb. 11, 2025
  • State Consumer and Family Advisory Committee Meeting Aligning Priorities Through Managed Care Innovation
  • Black History Month Toolkit
Weekly Hot Topics
Feb. 7, 2025
  • DMHDDSUS Director Kelly Crosbie  Named Social Worker of the Year
Special Edition Hot Topics
Feb. 7, 2025
  • NCDHHS Celebrates New Adolescent Mental Health Facility
Special Edition Hot Topics
Feb. 6, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Announces Investments to Expand Services for Justice-Involved Individuals 
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Feb. 5, 2025
  • DMHDDSUS Visits SouthLight Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic
  • NCDHHS Livestream Spanish-Language Cafecito and Tele-Town Hall NC Crisis Services - Get Help 24/7
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Feb. 4, 2025
  • Federal Grants Update
Special Edition Hot Topics
Feb. 3, 2025
  • February Side by Side with DMHDDSUS Webinar
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Jan. 30, 2025
  • NCDHHS Fireside Chat and Tele-Town Hall NC Crisis Services - Get Help 24/7
  • Request For Proposals New Non-Law Enforcement Transportation Program
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Jan. 29, 2025
  • Federal Grant Pause Rescinded
Special Edition Hot Topics
Jan. 29, 2025
  • DMHDDSUS Celebrates Two Year Anniversary of Behavioral Health Statewide Central Availability Navigator (BH SCAN) 
Special Edition Hot Topics
Jan. 28, 2025
  • Federal Grant Pause Update
Special Edition Hot Topics
Jan. 28, 2025
  • NCDHHS Livestream Fireside Chat and Tele-Town Hall NC Crisis Services - Get Help 24/7
  • Order Free 988 Print Materials for Your Barbershop or Hair Salon 
Weekly Hot Topics
Jan. 27, 2025
  • NCDHHS Fireside Chat and Tele-Town Hall NC Crisis Services: Get Help 24/7
Special Edition Hot Topics
Jan. 27, 2025
  • NCDHHS and Trillium Health Announce More Than $13 Million for New Crisis Centers
Special Edition Hot Topics
Jan. 23, 2025
  • Secretary Dev Sangvai Travels to Western North Carolina
  • Inclusion Works Lunch & Learn: Employment Models
  • State Consumer and Family Advisory Committee Meeting Through Managed Care
  • Standard Plan Contract Extension
  • Join the North Carolina Black Youth Wellness Advisory Board
Weekly Hot Topics
Jan. 21, 2025
  • Inclusion Connects Releases Quarterly Report Enhancing I/DD Services
  • NC Suicide Prevention Action Plan Evaluation Survey
  • January Tailored Care Management Provider Manual Updates
Weekly Hot Topics
Jan. 16, 2025
  • Non-Law Transportation Program - Request for Proposals
  • Crisis Intervention Team Conference
  • NC Suicide Prevention Action Plan Evaluation Survey
  • NC Medicaid Health Disparities Report
Weekly Hot Topics
Jan. 15, 2025
  • Resources to Support Employee Wellness
Weekly Hot Topics
Jan. 14, 2025
  • Dr. Devdutta Sangvai is Sworn in as Secretary
  • Expanding Access, Lowering Costs and Investing
  • Free 988 Printed Materials
Weekly Hot Topics
Jan. 13, 2025
  • Children and Family Specialty Plan to Launch in 2025
Special Edition Hot Topics
Jan. 13, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Launches Crisis Services Webpage
Special Edition Hot Topics
Jan. 9, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Receives $1 Million SAMHSA Grant
Weekly Hot Topics
Jan. 8, 2025
  • DMHDDSUS Launches Strategic Plan Dashboard to Track Progress
  • Order Free 988 Printed Materials
  • Emergency Energy Assistance Available to 25 Counties Impacted by Hurricane Helene
  • NC Medicaid Releases State Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report
  • January is Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month
Weekly Hot Topics
Jan. 7, 2025
  • DMH/DD/SUS Launches Strategic Plan Dashboard to Track Progress 
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Jan. 2, 2025
  • UNC Health Pardee Announces Plans for a $30 Million Investment 
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Webinars and Training

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DateTopicMeeting Information
October 29, 2025Strengthening Care for Kids: An Overview of Children and Families Specialty Plan
October 28, 2025Talkspace Mental Health Therapy for Justice-impacted Youth
Sept. 24, 2025Parents Speak: Lived Experience with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Feb. 20, 2025The Connections App: Supporting Peers and Providers for the Community

DateTopicMeeting Information
Dec. 11, 2024Innovations Waiver Waitlist Dashboard
Nov. 19, 2024American Indian Heritage Awareness Month - 50 Years of Tribal Unity
Sept. 25, 2024Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - Recognizing the Red Flags 
Sept. 10, 2024Suicide Prevention Week Lunch & Learn
Aug. 29, 2024Justice RFA Webinar - Capacity Building for Diversion and Reentry
July 23, 2024Minority Mental Health Awareness Month Webinar - Transgenerational Trauma
July 8, 2024Accessing Community-Based Services Through 1915(i)
June 6, 2024The Arc of North Carolina "Around the Table" Podcast featuring DMH/DD/SUS Director Kelly Crosbie
May 10, 2024Joint Samantha R Webinar - DMHDDSUS and DRNC
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