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Diana Perkins is lead author of study that reports progress toward a blood test for determining who is at risk for psychosis

October 31, 2014
While the OASIS program and the UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health strive to help patients and their families in the process of recovery from psychotic disorders, the ultimate goal is to develop preventative interventions. An important step toward this goal is accurately identifying who is truly at...

Center receives three-year CARF accreditation

October 31, 2014
  The Center has received a three-year accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), an independent, nonprofit accreditor of health and human services including behavioral medicine. The survey was completed and accredited under UNC Behavioral Health Community Access and Recovery Empowerment, (UNC BH CARES) which is an...

Writer Lee Smith featured at the Center’s inaugural No Limits Gala

October 31, 2014
  Well-known Triangle writer Lee Smith, whose Guests on Earth was published last year, will be the featured speaker November 7 at the inaugural No Limits Gala, presented by the UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health. Frank Stasio from North Carolina Public Radio will serve as emcee. The...

A call for help WRAL Documentary Interview John Gilmore, MD

October 28, 2014
"A Call for Help" examines the increasing frequency of interactions between law enforcement officers and the mentally ill.

Therapeutic dog-training program UNC-PAWS launches at Pittsboro-farm

October 12, 2014
UNC PAWS (peer assisted wellness support) a shelter- to-pet program at The Farm at Penny Lane in Chatham County, is a program of the UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health. UNC PAWS provides support for individuals with severe mental illness and prepares shelter dogs for a forever home.

New hope for deal on Medicaid

October 10, 2014
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Medicaid often criticized quite popular with its customers

October 10, 2014
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UNC PAWS Connects for Success

October 6, 2014
At UNC PAWS, a new shelter-to-pet program at UNC-Chapel Hill’s Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health, clinicians amplify those benefits by connecting shelter dogs with people who suffer from addiction disorders, depression and schizophrenia, among other severe mental illnesses.

Blood test may help determine who is at risk for psychosis, Diana Perkins, MD, is coauthor

September 23, 2014
Published in the Schizophrenic Bulletin, Diana Perkins, MD, medical director at OASIS, at the UNC Center of Excellence for Community Mental Health, is coauthor.

Massive new study locates genetic roots to schizophrenia

August 1, 2014
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CECMH Director’s Message

July 15, 2014
  John Gilmore, MD We are well into the summer, a nice time to take stock of where we are and look ahead to the new academic year. There are a lot of updates! The Wake STEP (Schizophrenia Treatment and Evaluation Program) clinic is a year old this summer and...

Fourth Annual Medical Directors’ Symposium

July 14, 2014
  John Gilmore, MD, Ureh “Nena” Lekwauwa, MD, and David Richard The Center presented its Fourth Annual Medical Directors’ Network Symposium “Leadership and Management: The Medical Director’s Role in Managing Outcomes” May 17, 2014. Nearly 70 medical directors from Critical Access Behavioral Health Agencies (CABHAs) and Managed Care Organizations (MC0s)...