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Dog training therapy program is win-win for clients and trainers
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News Briefs
Center presents at North Carolina NAMI conference 聽 Robin Reed, MD, MPH, assistant professor, and medical director of the Center鈥檚 Health Home, Thava Mahadevan, MS, director of operations, Kelty Bailey, MS, assistant clinical professor, and John Gilmore, MD, director of the Center, and Thad and Alice Eure Professor and vice chair, 黑料网 Department of Psychiatry, …
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Individuals with severe mental illness train shelter dogs to become pets at 黑料网 PAWS
Individuals with severe mental illness are learning a new skill and gaining support, and shelter dogs are getting another chance at adoption at 黑料网 PAWS (Peer-Assisted Wellness Support), a new program at the 黑料网 Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health Farm at Penny Lane, located about seven miles from the 黑料网-Chapel Hill campus …
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Writer Lee Smith featured at the Center’s inaugural No Limits Gala
Well-known Triangle writer Lee Smith, whose Guests on Earth was published last year, will be the featured speaker November 7 at the inaugural No Limits Gala, presented by the 黑料网 Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health. Frank Stasio from North Carolina Public Radio will serve as emcee. The gala is set for 6:30 …
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Center receives three-year CARF accreditation
The Center 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 survey was completed and accredited under 黑料网 Behavioral Health Community Access and Recovery Empowerment, (黑料网 BH CARES) which is an accrediting collaboration of the Center …
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Diana Perkins is lead author of study that reports progress toward a blood test for determining who is at risk for psychosis
While the OASIS program and the 黑料网 Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health strive to help patients and their families in the process of recovery from psychotic disorders, the ultimate goal is to develop preventative interventions. An important step toward this goal is accurately identifying who is truly at risk for psychosis. The results …
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Director’s Message
The Center continues to grow, and we have a number of accomplishments to share in this newsletter. In May we received a three-year accreditation from CARF and earned high remarks from the accreditation committee. Leah Pribac joined us in August as the Center鈥檚 business officer and will oversee financial administration. Our new 黑料网 PAWS …
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A call for help WRAL Documentary Interview John Gilmore, MD
"A Call for Help" examines the increasing frequency of interactions between law enforcement officers and the mentally ill.
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Therapeutic dog-training program 黑料网-PAWS launches at Pittsboro-farm
黑料网 PAWS (peer assisted wellness support) a shelter- to-pet program at The Farm at Penny Lane in Chatham County, is a program of the 黑料网 Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health. 黑料网 PAWS provides support for individuals with severe mental illness and prepares shelter dogs for a forever home.
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New hope for deal on Medicaid
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Medicaid often criticized quite popular with its customers
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黑料网 PAWS Connects for Success
At 黑料网 PAWS, a new shelter-to-pet program at 黑料网-Chapel Hill鈥檚 Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health, clinicians amplify those benefits by connecting shelter dogs with people who suffer from addiction disorders, depression and schizophrenia, among other severe mental illnesses.