7 years ago
Charlie gets a bath A month-long crowdfunding campaign, launched June 1, raised more than $55,000 to support the UNC PAWS program, which was in jeopardy of closing. More than 460 individuals donated during the campaign, which was conducted by the Medical Foundation of North Carolina Inc. Generally, grants and private donors fund PAWS and …
7 years ago
Karen Lamont, vice president, Kalos Golf in Chapel Hill, golf tour operator offering golf cruises and private jet tours around the world, recently joined the Center’s advisory board. Karen and her husband Jim moved to North Carolina in 1983; they have three children, one of whom has special needs and resides at home. She received …
7 years ago
Emily Clark Kristin Lukasiewicz Typically, Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams provide 24/7 community-based care to individuals with severe mental illness. For the second year, the Center’s two ACT teams also provided shadowing training for other ACT providers and administrators. Shadowing provides an up close and personal look at professionals providing high fidelity and evidence-based …
7 years ago
Mental wellness and recovery go well beyond medications and therapy; as with housing, employment is a critical part of many individuals’ recovery plans. This year’s successful 24th Annual STEP (Schizophrenia Treatment and Evaluation Program) Symposium featured the evidence-based Individual Placement and Support (IPS) supported employment-training model and included a panel of clients who discussed …
7 years ago
Thava Mahadevan Beth Rossi The UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health 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 accreditation is under UNC Behavioral Health Community Access and Recovery Empowerment (UNC BH CARES), …
