VIDEO: Secretary Wos Announces Statewide Initiative to Improve Mental Health and Substance Abuse Crisis Services | Eastern NC Now

On Thursday, November 7th, DHHS Secretary Aldona Wos announced the McCrory Administration's Crisis Solutions Initiative, a new statewide effort to improve mental health and substance abuse crisis services in North Carolina.

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Raleigh, N.C.     On Thursday, November 7th, DHHS Secretary Aldona Wos announced the McCrory Administration's Crisis Solutions Initiative, a new statewide effort to improve mental health and substance abuse crisis services in North Carolina. Click on picture below to watch Secretary Wos' remarks or click here.
DHHS Secretary Aldona Wos: Above.

    For remarks from Dave Richard, director of the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services, click here.

    For remarks from Brent Myers, director of Wake County EMS, click here.

    For remarks from Bill Roper, CEO of UNC Health Care System, click here.

    NC Department of Health and Human Services

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     Raleigh, NC 27699-2001

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