Robin Reed, MD, MPH, assistant professor of psychiatry and director for the Center’s integrated care program, is the principal investigator for the four-year grant.

Center presents at North Carolina NAMI conference Robin Reed, MD, MPH, assistant professor, and medical director of the Center’s Health Home, Thava Mahadevan, MS, director of operations, Kelty Bailey, MS, assistant clinical professor, and John Gilmore, MD, director of the Center, and Thad and Alice Eure Professor and vice chair, UNC Department of Psychiatry, …

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 gala is set for 6:30 …

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 accrediting collaboration of the Center …

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 risk for psychosis. The results …

The Center continues to grow, and we have a number of accomplishments to share in this newsletter. In May we received a three-year accreditation from CARF and earned high remarks from the accreditation committee. Leah Pribac joined us in August as the Center’s business officer and will oversee financial administration. Our new UNC PAWS …

Individuals with severe mental illness are learning a new skill and gaining support, and shelter dogs are getting another chance at adoption at UNC PAWS (Peer-Assisted Wellness Support), a new program at the UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health Farm at Penny Lane, located about seven miles from the UNC-Chapel Hill campus …

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

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.

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SAMHSA Grant will allow the UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health to expand its integrated behavioral and primary care

Thanksgiving meal to be held for UNC mental health clinic clients, others

Editor

Dog training therapy program is win-win for clients and trainers

News Briefs

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

Center receives three-year CARF accreditation

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

Director’s Message

Individuals with severe mental illness train shelter dogs to become pets at UNC PAWS

A call for help WRAL Documentary Interview John Gilmore, MD

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