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Austin Hall, MD, associate clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry, joined the Center in March 2015 to work with the UNC Chatham-Orange Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team and became medical director June 1 for the Schizophrenia Treatment and Evaluation Program (STEP) at the Carr Mill Community Clinic. He will also support various programs at …
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Medical Directors from around the state met at the UNC William and Ida Friday Center, May 21, for the Sixth Annual Medical Directors’ Network Symposium to learn about changes in North Carolina’s public mental health system and to hear from other experts about management and best practices for clinical topics. Approximately 60 medical directors from …
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The 23rd Annual STEP Symposium, held April 30 at the UNC William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education, attracted more than 100 participants from around the state. The annual STEP Symposium offers mental health professionals, advocates, individuals and families living with schizophrenia a learning opportunity focused on innovative treatment and approaches. This year’s symposium …
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Nerissa Price, MD, joined the UNC Wake STEP (Schizophrenia Treatment and Evaluation Program) Clinic in December 2015 as assistant professor and was named medical director on April 1. “Dr. Price brings a strong commitment to her patients and a vision for how the Wake STEP clinic can build on its successes to provide expanded services …
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The Center’s Wake County programs, STEP, OASIS and our Wake ACT Team, along with WakeBrook Crisis and Assessment and its programs, and the UNC Parent Assessment Program were honored as part of a leadership award that North Carolina Council of Community Programs presented to UNC Health Care on June 20 at the North Raleigh Hilton. …
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Spring has been an exciting and busy time at the Center. Our annual spring symposiums, STEP and the Medical Directors’ Network, attracted participants from around the state. Our Wake County programs, STEP, OASIS and our Wake ACT Team, were honored as part of a leadership award that North Carolina Council of Community Programs presented to …
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Dr. Carol VanderZwaag who heads the UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health 's Chatham Orange ACT team, has developed a Step Down program that fills a gap in transitioning ACT clients to lower intensity care. The pilot program serves Orange and Chatham Counties.
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