NC Crisis System of Care Advisory Committee
About the Committee
The North Carolina Crisis System of Care Advisory Committee brings together state leaders, health care providers, law enforcement, LME/MCOs, people with lived experience and other partners to help strengthen North Carolina’s behavioral health crisis system.
Convened by NCDHHS, in partnership with the N.C. Department of Public Safety, the committee will help guide and coordinate crisis system reforms called for under Executive Order 33 and Session Law 2026-38. Its work focuses on building a more person-centered, accessible and coordinated system of care, including improvements to involuntary commitment, mobile crisis response and supports for people who repeatedly cycle through behavioral health and criminal justice systems.
Purpose and Priorities
The NC Crisis System of Care Advisory Committee will help advance a coordinated strategy for strengthening North Carolina’s behavioral health crisis system. The committee will bring partners together to identify challenges, develop recommendations and support implementation of reforms across the crisis continuum.
Key priorities include:
Guiding the Crisis System of Care Strategy: Provide input on the state’s overarching strategy for improving behavioral health crisis services and supports.
Advancing involuntary commitment reform: Identify opportunities to improve the IVC process and provide recommendations to inform the state’s IVC Blueprint.
Addressing the “revolving door”: Develop strategies to reduce repeated cycles of arrest, detention, involuntary commitment and release without adequate stabilization or ongoing support.
Strengthening coordination: Align work across state agencies, law enforcement, courts, LME/MCOs, health care providers, community organizations and other partners involved in crisis system reform.
Centering appropriate, person-focused care: Promote crisis services that help people receive clinically appropriate care in the least restrictive setting possible and improve access to voluntary community-based supports.
NC Crisis System of Care Advisory Committee 2026 Meetings – Raleigh Locations
Meeting | Date & Time | Presentation Slides | Meeting Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting 1 | Wednesday, September 2nd, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET | Meeting #1 Presentation | Meeting #1 Minutes |
Meeting | Date & Time | Presentation Slides | Meeting Pre-Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting 2 | Wednesday, September 30th, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET | Meeting #2 Presentation | Meeting #2 Pre-Read |
Meeting | Date & Time | Address | Room Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting 3 | Wednesday, October 28th, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET | Albemarle Building 325 N. Sailsbury Street Raleigh, NC 27603 | Room 240 (Second Floor) |
Meeting | Date & Time | Address | Room Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting 4 | Wednesday, November 18th, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET | Albemarle Building 325 N. Sailsbury Street Raleigh, NC 27603 | Room 240 (Second Floor) |
Last updated 8/27/2026
Co-Chairs & Members
Last updated August 2026
Member | Organization | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly Crosbie | Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Services, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services | Director |
| Sherry Hunter | North Carolina Department of Public Safety | Deputy Secretary, Professional Standards |
Member | Organization | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Amos | Middlesex Police Department | Chief of Police |
| Mary Carla Babb | North Carolina Department of Adult Correction | Chief Deputy General Counsel |
| Ashley Barber | Alamance County Department of Health | Director, Behavioral Health and Substance Use Division |
| Greg Berry | North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition | Statewide Director of Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion and Deflection Programs |
| Mark Botts | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Government | Associate Professor, Public Law and Government |
| Senator Danny Earl Britt, Jr. | North Carolina General Assembly | Co-Chair of Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety, Co-Chair of Senate Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety Committee, Member of Senate Health Care Committee |
| Robert Broughton | University of North Carolina Health Care System | Associate General Counsel |
| Dr. Carrie Brown | North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services | Deputy Secretary for Facilities, Behavioral Health & IDD and Chief Psychiatrist |
| Dr. Arthur (“Les”) Campbell | North Carolina Department of Adult Correction | Chief Medical Officer |
| Cherene Caraco | Promise Resource Network | Chief Executive Officer |
| Kimberly Clement | Office of Emergency Medical Services, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services | Assistant Chief, Preparedness and Strategic Operations |
| Dr. Marisa Cornell | Mediation and Restorative Justice Center | Executive Director |
| Lillian Davis | National Alliance on Mental Illness-North Carolina | Director of Public Policy & Advocacy |
| Lauren Earnhardt | North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association | Executive Vice President |
| Kevin FitzGerald | NC Collaboratory | Senior Advisor |
| Dr. Sonja Frison | Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, North Carolina Department of Public Safety | Clinical Manager |
| Senator Jonah Garson | North Carolina General Assembly | Member of Appropriations of General Government and Information Technology Committee, Member of Commerce and Insurance Committee, Member of Regulatory Reform Committee, Member of State and Local Government Committee |
| Christopher Graves | North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts | Chief Magistrate of Wake County |
| Mary Grillo | North Carolina Department of Adult Correction | Director, Social Work Services |
| Allison Gosda | Partners Health Management | Chief of Clinical Services |
| Natasha Holley | Integrated Family Services | Chief Executive Officer |
| Dr. Ariana Huselid | Division of State Operated Healthcare Facilities, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services | Chief Medical Officer of Central Regional Hospital |
| Nicholle Karim | North Carolina Healthcare Association | Vice President, Policy Development |
| Tamzin Kinnett | North Carolina Office of Special Counsel | Special Counsel |
| Colleen Kochanek | North Carolina College of Emergency Physicians | Executive Director |
| Christy Land | FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital-Richmond | President, Southern Region and Administrator |
| Laura McIlvaine | RHA Health Services | Behavioral Health Regional Director |
| Spencer Merriweather | North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys | Executive Committee Member and District Attorney (Mecklenburg County) |
| Candice Moore | Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, North Carolina Department of Public Safety | Evidence Based Practices Administrator |
| Representative Marcia Morey | North Carolina General Assembly | Member of House Select Committee on Involuntary Commitment and Public Safety, Member of House Appropriations Committee for Justice and Public Safety |
Deborah Morrison | Magistrates of Hertford County; North Carolina Magistrates’ Association | Magistrate |
| Tara Muller | Disability Rights North Carolina | Policy Attorney |
| Judge Regina Parker | North Carolina Second Judicial District | Superior Court Judge |
| Jeff Prichard | Stepping Up Initiative | Project Coordinator |
| Major Kelly Redmon | Watauga County Sheriff's Office | Chief Deputy |
| Representative Dr. Timothy Reeder | North Carolina General Assembly | House Deputy Majority Whip, Co-Chair of House Select Committee on Involuntary Commitment and Public Safety |
| Lillie Rhodes | North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts | Legislative Council |
| Orlando Rodriguez | North Carolina Department of Adult Correction | General Counsel |
| Nidhi Sachdeva | North Carolina Association of County Commissioners | Director of Strategic Health and Opioid Initiatives |
| Dr. Sy Saeed | North Carolina Statewide Telepsychiatry Program (NC-STeP) | Executive Director |
| Dr. Angela Smith | Division of Health Benefits, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services | Chief Clinical Officer |
| Dr. Marvin Swartz | Duke University, School of Law, Wilson Center for Science and Justice | Behavioral Health Team Lead |
| Johana Troccoli | Duke University Health System | System Vice President, Behavioral Health |
Reports, Letters and Responses
The NC Crisis System of Care Advisory Committee may develop recommendations, reports, letters and other formal responses to help advance behavioral health crisis system reforms across North Carolina.
These materials will reflect the committee’s work to identify challenges, inform policy and system improvements, and strengthen coordination across behavioral health, health care, law enforcement, courts and other partners.
Materials will be added as they become available.