The UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health partnered with the North Carolina Area Health Education Centers (NC AHEC) and the North Carolina Psychiatric Association in 2010 to establish the North Carolina Community Mental Health Medical Directors' Network. The Network supports psychiatrists and other physicians in their new role as leaders of clinical care in the restructured North Carolina public mental health system.
UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health
North Carolina Psychiatric Association
Division of Mental Health Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services
Early intervention can make a huge difference. "The onset of illness in the late teens to 20s for most affected individuals is a crucial time for psychosocial development. Emerging psychosis often derails normal development and early intervention may minimize functional losses." (Source: Textbook of Schizophrenia, p. 355) In addition, early intervention may prevent problematic or dangerous behaviors. The shorter the duration of untreated psychosis, the greater the chance that a person's baseline functioning will be better.
Founded in January 2009, the Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health is part of the Department of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Addressing quality of care and workforce development issues in North Carolina's mental health system, the Center and its clinical programs are supported by a three-year grant from The Duke Endowment, as well as Cross Area Services Program (CASP)
funds. The program operates in conjunction with multiple university, state, and community-based partners.
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