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On April 1, 2023, approximately 55,000 children receiving NC Health Choice coverage will move to NC Medicaid and begin receiving additional physical and behavioral health services. This change will help save families money and increase access to care.
Published: Saturday, February 4th, 2023 @ 8:14 am
By: ENC NOW
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the Mecklenburg Sheriff’s Office are partnering together to offer a new service at the Mecklenburg County Detention Center.
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2022 @ 9:30 am
By: ENC NOW
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As part of a shared commitment to behavioral health and the well-being of children and families, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and UNC Health will partner to convert the R.J. Blackley Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center in Butner, N.C.
Published: Saturday, December 10th, 2022 @ 2:09 am
By: ENC NOW
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RALEIGH — More people in North Carolina will have better access to both the behavioral health and physical health care services they need through several behavioral health clinics across the state, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced.
Published: Tuesday, May 31st, 2022 @ 1:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today released a coordinated action plan to address the urgent crisis of children with complex behavioral health needs who come into the care of child welfare services.
Published: Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022 @ 4:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Blue Cross NC funds ECU, ECSU partnership for student behavioral health services
Published: Friday, March 11th, 2022 @ 12:19 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) shares recommended strategies to support local solutions to maintain and sustain services for individuals with behavioral health needs and intellectual and developmental disabilities
Published: Saturday, April 18th, 2020 @ 9:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services recently received a five-year, $10-million federal grant to improve the health and well-being of adults and children with challenging mental health issues who live in high need communities
Published: Monday, February 11th, 2019 @ 7:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Angry lawmakers Tuesday advocated civil and possibly criminal action against former executives of Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Solutions, the state's largest behavioral health network
Published: Thursday, December 14th, 2017 @ 4:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Effective immediately, the N.C Department of Health and Human Services has temporarily assumed leadership of Cardinal Innovations, an LME-MCO authorized under state law to provide essential behavioral services using public funds
Published: Tuesday, November 28th, 2017 @ 3:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is strengthening its contracts by seeking improved outcomes from the organizations that manage behavioral health care services supported with Medicaid and state mental health funds
Published: Tuesday, July 11th, 2017 @ 12:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A Senate panel passed legislation Thursday to accelerate mental health Medicaid reform and free up nearly $1 billion in frozen assets to provide more behavioral health services
Published: Sunday, June 18th, 2017 @ 6:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Institute of Medicine and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services are partnering to convene Regional Leadership Summits involving Local Management Entities/Managed Care Organizations
Published: Friday, December 2nd, 2016 @ 10:36 am
By: Christopher Maye
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Governor Pat McCrory's Task Force on Mental Health and Substance Use provided a legislative committee with an update of its work to improve mental/behavioral health services in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, February 26th, 2016 @ 8:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded a grant to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to plan the establishment of a network of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics.
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 7:28 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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