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We need your help to improve the lives of those living with mental illness. 

$50 will buy paints, brushes, and canvases for a Brushes with Life artist.

$100 will help us provide two hours of case management or therapy for an uninsured client.

$250 will pay the deposit on utilities for a person ready to return to independent living.

These are only a few examples of how your tax-deductible contributions can make a difference.

Donate

Life with severe mental illness can be better. Those of us at the UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health believe it can be healthy, rewarding, and free of stigma. Help us achieve our vision by making a tax-deductible contribution TODAY.

Your donation will enable us to continue offering specialized programs, train new and existing mental health service providers, and conduct forward-thinking research.

Make a Difference TODAY!

1) Fill out our donation card. (download card in pdf format)

2) Mail it with your check to:
The Medical Foundation of North Carolina, Inc.
880 MLK Jr. Blvd.
CB# 7565
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-2600

Thank you!

If you would like additional information about the Center or about other giving opportunities, contact:

John Gilmore, MD
Director of the Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health
jgilmore@med.unc.edu

Myths View all myths

There's no point in getting help until the illness is really bad, full-blown, or someone gets hurt.

Treatment early in the process, even in the "at risk" or prodromal phases before full psychosis has developed, can pre-empt scary, risky behaviors and may prevent the development of full-blown psychosis altogether for some people. Those interventions can include individual and family therapy, education about the illness (psychoeducation), and close monitoring of symptoms. This allows the treatment team, including the individual and family, to build critical relationships, knowledge, and supports; to develop communication, problem-solving, coping, and stress reduction skills; and to catch emerging psychosis as early as possible.