{"id":4458,"date":"2024-09-26T11:54:45","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T15:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ncmatters\/?p=4458"},"modified":"2024-10-08T11:01:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T15:01:48","slug":"general-assembly-invested-835-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ncmatters\/2024\/09\/general-assembly-invested-835-million\/","title":{"rendered":"NC General Assembly Invests $835 Million in Behavioral Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last year the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/www.ncdhhs.gov\/news\/press-releases\/2023\/10\/10\/world-mental-health-day-nc-celebrates-historic-835m-investment-behavioral-health__;!!HYmSToo!egVPBDv4_FUaO6HmcoJJgriVgvG-6Dx42OEbqNRbwHOfRcSD6MUGeq6jgjD9_vd3Et_bTZ4iLn1Te8yCd5mGXs_IdksS3NPixhzXod8$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"10\">General Assembly invested $835 million<\/a> to strengthen the state\u2019s behavioral health system, including programs like NC MATTERS and NC PAL. This historic commitment to improving health, well-being, and day-to-day lives of North Carolinians and their families, is outlined in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/www.ncdhhs.gov\/news\/press-releases\/2024\/09\/11\/ncdhhs-releases-new-report-transforming-behavioral-health-system-during-suicide-prevention-week__;!!HYmSToo!egVPBDv4_FUaO6HmcoJJgriVgvG-6Dx42OEbqNRbwHOfRcSD6MUGeq6jgjD9_vd3Et_bTZ4iLn1Te8yCd5mGXs_IdksS3NPiLzxRkwc$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"8\">new report<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/www.ncdhhs.gov\/transforming-north-carolinas-behavioral-health-system\/download?attachment__;!!HYmSToo!egVPBDv4_FUaO6HmcoJJgriVgvG-6Dx42OEbqNRbwHOfRcSD6MUGeq6jgjD9_vd3Et_bTZ4iLn1Te8yCd5mGXs_IdksS3NPi1hBOwqE$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"9\">Transforming North Carolina\u2019s Behavioral Health System: Investing in a System That Delivers Whole-Person Care When and Where People Need It,<\/a> released by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS).<\/p>\n<p>The report describes the state\u2019s expansive and strategic efforts to transform the public behavioral health system to deliver high-quality, equitable, accessible care that meets people where they are in their communities.\u00a0 NCDHHS has made sweeping changes over the past seven years and continues to make using these investments, including strengthening the state\u2019s system of care for people experiencing a crisis, expanding treatment options for children and youth with complex needs, improving outcomes for people involved in or at risk to enter the justice system, and supporting the behavioral health workforce.<\/p>\n<p>This work doesn\u2019t happen without critical partnerships with community organizations across the state helping to expand access to services; and most importantly, the commitment of North Carolina\u2019s behavioral health workforce to continue improving outcomes for the people and families they serve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year the\u00a0General Assembly invested $835 million to strengthen the state\u2019s behavioral health system, including programs like NC MATTERS and NC PAL. 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