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  • Puppies become assistance dogs and pair with disabled veterans

    In July, puppies from the Puppy Development Center at UNC PAWS at The Farm at Penny Lane in Pittsboro were part of a “Bump” that paired assistance-dogs-in-training with veterans and other clients with disabilities. The event was held at St. Marys Correctional Center, a medium-security men’s prison in St. Marys, West Virginia. The Center for … Read more

  • Brushes with Life artists create Dog Parade Art Exhibit

    The UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health‘s Dog Parade Art Exhibit will make its inaugural Triangle appearance in October. The fundraiser is sponsored by the Brushes with Life Arts Program and UNC PAWS (Peer Assisted Wellness Support). The event is modeled on other successful exhibits such as Chicago’s Cow Parade, UNC‘s CowParade North … Read more

  • L-R Victoria Toles, RN, and Nina Fierro, MSW, LCSW, research instructor

    OASIS creates health and wellness program for clients

      L-R Victoria Toles, RN, and Nina Fierro, MSW, LCSW, research instructor The Outreach and Support Intervention Services (OASIS) Clinic at the Center has begun a new program that focuses on health and wellness education for its clients. Created in April 2015, coordinators of STRIDE are already seeing positive changes in the participants. STRIDE is … Read more

  • OASIS Expands to Wake County

    Adolescents ages 16-18 and young adults in Wake County who are experiencing their first episodes of early psychosis (mental illness) or are at risk for developing a psychotic illness can now access UNC’s well-known Outreach and Support Intervention Services (OASIS) closer to their homes. Research indicates that adolescents and young adults who receive comprehensive treatment … Read more