7 years ago
"Thanks to this donation, we plan to create a case management team consisting of a full-time, masters-level clinical social worker, and a half-time peer support specialist," said John H. Gilmore, MD, the center's director. "This team will be focused on providing individuals and their families with the resources and support they need to achieve the fullest recovery possible."
7 years ago
This kind of new brain imaging study could help identify cognitive problems and psychiatric disorders very early and develop appropriate interventions.
7 years ago
Board members support the mission of the Center by advocating to increase its visibility and by assisting with fundraising efforts. The board, created in May 2014, is voluntary.
8 years ago
The Center's Farm at Penny Lane, which houses our innovative recovery and rehabilitation programs for individuals with severe mental illness, was featured in the March issue of the Carolina Alumni Review, courtesy of writer David Brown. This nearly 40-acre farm, located in Pittsboro, approximately, six miles from the UNC-Chapel Hill Campus, is home to a Community Garden, our Horticulture Therapy Program, bees, chickens and those cute puppies from our Puppy Development Center at Penny Lane. The puppies, including TRESSIE, were particularly pleased to be part of the article. Take a look; you'll love it!
8 years ago
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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8 years ago
More colleges make space for Fluffy and Fido as a calming influence.
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9 years ago
David Penn, PhD, a Linda Wagner-Martin Distinguished Professor and director of psychological services at the Center’s OASIS, is co-author of a study on talk therapy's use in easing Schizophrenia.Take a look at this article published in the New York Times.
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9 years ago
It’s showing, not telling. All of the artwork featured in the new Carolina Union art exhibit came from Brushes with Life, a program committed to giving artists with mental illnesses a chance to develop and showcase their skills.
