3 months ago
William Brown, a single father in his 40s, overcame his opioid addiction and went back to college after a series of run-ins with the law. He credits his recovery to UNC REACH, a medical clinic that offers a variety of services. Going back to college in your 40s is hard. Doing it as a single …
7 months ago
A special message from the UNC Center for Excellence In Community Mental Health Leadership Team in honor of the CECMH’s 15 year milestone. The Center has its roots as far back as 1993 when Dr. Gilmore and his team received a UNC Hospitals Innovations Grant to develop a psychotic disorders specialty inpatient unit (Cover Photo). …
8 months ago
Homelink and Duke University have partnered up to identify and improve efforts to transition adults with serious mental illness to independent living. Living independently in the community requires stable housing. Obtaining and maintaining stable housing requires mastery of many activities of daily living necessary for successful home management. Individuals with severe mental illness often experience …
11 months ago
The UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health has taken another step towards comprehensive care in Wake County. Wake STEP has partnered with Wake County’s Department of Housing Affordability and Community Revitalization’s Permanent Housing and Supportive Services Division (PHSS). The PHSS aims to provide safe, clean, affordable housing and comprehensive wrap-around services to some …
1 year ago
Community organizations in and around Chapel Hill are working to address the link between mental health and housing insecurity. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 21.1 percent of people experiencing homelessness also have a serious mental health condition, compared to 5.5 percent of all U.S. adults. Paul Marvin, the HomeLink team lead at …
1 year ago
The Farm at Penny Lane community will be studied by UNC’s School of Social Work to see how the project might be replicated around the country. It starts with a colorful front door, which opens up into 416 square feet of home. “The colors on the doors are kind of our signature,” said Alaina Money-Garman, …
1 year ago
For centuries, breaking bread has been used to build relationships, camaraderie, and trust between those sharing the meal. Staff in the Heat and Eat program are using this time-tested tradition to connect and build relationships with patients that have been historically hard to reach. For the last year, Good Bowls has been partnering with UNC’s …
1 year ago
The UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health has received a $2.4 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to address homelessness and provide comprehensive behavioral care and other services for individuals living with serious mental illnesses who are experiencing or who are at risk for homelessness. One of …
1 year ago
To most people, socks are just something to wash on laundry day, but to someone in need, they can be everything. The dedicated team at the UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health (CECMH) understands this better than most. Among the 20+ services offered to the Triangle community, they work to provide basic necessities, …
2 years ago
PBS featured UNC PAWS’ partner AlignCare and its mission to assist owners struggling with rising veterinary costs.
2 years ago
With $100,000 in funding from UnitedHealthcare and support from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars, and many other community partners and stake holders the Farm at Penny Lane will be unveiling a new mobile food unit. The mobile food unit will increase nutritious foods to North Carolinians impacted by housing insecurity, homelessness and chronic health …
2 years ago
The UNC School of Social Work will be partnering with the UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health in a new three year, NIMH grant funded study to help to design and test a new CBT-focused intervention that, if successful, could make a larger impact by targeting individuals with serious mental illness before they …
