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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced historic Medicaid reimbursement rate increases will soon be implemented for most mental health, substance use, intellectual and developmental disabilities and traumatic brain injury services in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, December 3rd, 2023 @ 8:34 pm
By: ENC NOW
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NCDHHS Receives $14.8 Million Grant to Strengthen Behavioral Health System for Children and FamiliesThe North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has received a four-year grant totaling $14.8 million from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to support the mental health of children and families in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, November 5th, 2023 @ 9:41 am
By: ENC NOW
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is pleased to be selected among several entities for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration investment in increasing access to maternal care
Published: Wednesday, October 18th, 2023 @ 12:34 am
By: ENC NOW
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The head of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is urging a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit dealing with mental health services for foster children.
Published: Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 @ 3:45 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services updated North Carolina county vaccination data from the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Indian Health Services and Federal Bureau of Prisons to reflect the county of residence for the person vaccinated.
Published: Tuesday, October 12th, 2021 @ 6:54 pm
By: Announcements
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced the state’s five Medicaid prepaid health plans have joined NCCARE360 — the nation’s first statewide coordinated care network connecting individuals to local services and resources.
Published: Wednesday, August 4th, 2021 @ 11:09 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In observance of National Dental Care Awareness Month this month and in its continuing commitment to improving health, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today released the NC Oral Health Improvement Plan
Published: Monday, May 24th, 2021 @ 6:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services has been awarded the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s 988 State Planning Grant through Vibrant Emotional Health
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 @ 12:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has been awarded a $35 million State Opioid Response (SOR) grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Published: Thursday, September 17th, 2020 @ 2:59 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Nutrition Services Branch announces its annual participation in the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
Published: Friday, July 31st, 2020 @ 2:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has been awarded a $2 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to support the state’s behavioral health response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020 @ 1:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mental health leaders will be traveling across North Carolina over the next several months on a town hall listening tour to listen to the concerns and experiences of consumers, families and advocates.
Published: Thursday, January 30th, 2020 @ 8:52 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released a policy paper and a Request for Information (RFI) to invite feedback on the Healthy Opportunities Pilots — a groundbreaking program that will test and evaluate the impact of integrating evidence-based, non-medical services
Published: Tuesday, February 19th, 2019 @ 5:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced additional flexibilities to expand its efforts to ensure Medicaid and NC Health Choice services can be quickly delivered to those impacted by Hurricane Florence
Published: Monday, September 24th, 2018 @ 8:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the Office of National Drug Control Policy, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, has started accepting applications for Drug-Free Communities Support Program grants, for Fiscal Year 2018
Published: Friday, January 12th, 2018 @ 1:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is notifying the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights and affected individuals of a recent incident in which a spreadsheet containing personal information was sent in error to a vendor in an unencrypted email
Published: Monday, November 27th, 2017 @ 5:22 pm
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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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is notifying affected citizens and the U.S. Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights of a Nov. 30, 2016, incident in which protected health information was sent to health care providers via an unencrypted email
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 11:14 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Director Courtney Cantrell, PhD, of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' (DHHS) Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services, announced that four Local Management Entities/Managed Care Organizations (LME/MCO) were selected to pilot Critica
Published: Monday, July 6th, 2015 @ 10:06 pm
By: Chris Downey
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North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Aldona Wos, MD, announced today that Robin Gary Cummings, MD, Deputy Secretary for Health Services and Medicaid Director, will step down from his position to accept the role of Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at...
Published: Friday, May 22nd, 2015 @ 11:45 am
By: Chris Downey
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Secretary Aldona Wos said that the Department of Health and Human Services' (DHHS) Division of Public Health has been working closely with its public health partners and health care providers since July to prepare for the possibility that a patient in North Carolina might be diagnosed with Ebola.
Published: Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 @ 4:41 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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