Partial hospital or day treatment programs generally are for people who do not need hospitalization but who need more intensive care than they would receive in a typical outpatient program. Sometimes patients will be admitted to these programs to prevent hospitalization, or as a transition back into the community. The programs generally last for several hours a day, for several days a week. Patients may participate in individual and group therapy, and other social activities.
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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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