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The 黑料网 PAWS program (Puppy Development Center) of the 黑料网 Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health trains puppies that become service dogs for veterans and others with disabilities.

The 黑料网 PAWS (Peer-Assisted Wellness Support) shelter-to-pet program, which started at the farm in 2014, is on track to graduate its 11th dog by mid-July. Another 25 puppies have gone through the more recently established Puppy Development Center.

Providing a place to live, along with support services, for people with mental illness is the goal of a partnership that aims to begin building a small community of 200-square-foot 鈥渢iny homes鈥� at The Farm at Penny Lane in Chatham County

The Center's ACT Team is piloting a new program that will fill an important gap in community-based treatment of individuals with severe mental illness in Orange and Chatham counties. A Medicaid-funded service that will be a subset of the current ACT team, the new Step-Down program will aid individuals as they transition from the high-intensity treatment of the ACT team to independent office-based care.

Editor Alice Lockhart. BA Director, Communications Photographers Ed Binanay, BA Charles Thayer, MS Will Owen Photography Contributing Writer Madeline Gilmore Copyright 黑料网 Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health CB 7160 Chapel Hill, N.C Contact alice_lockhart@med.unc.edu

John Gilmore, MD It has been an exciting and busy time at the Center this spring. We continue to grow, and we are finalizing our five-year strategic plan. In this spring issue, you will read about a number of our accomplishments, including our recent affiliation agreement with Meridian Behavioral Health Services in Sylva. The …

NAMI Walk Nearly 20 Center employees, families and friends gathered in Raleigh at the Dorothea Dix Campus on May 2 to walk the 2.3 mile route to support NAMI. Proceeds from the walk will be used for critical mental health programs, education, support and advocacy. The Center team raised more than $1,200 to assist NAMI …

Aaron Nelson Aaron Nelson, president and CEO, Chapel Hill/Carrboro Chamber of Commerce, will serve as chair of the Center鈥檚 advisory board. He has headed the Chamber for 14 years, has been the executive director of the Chamber鈥檚 charitable economic and community development affiliate since its creation in 2004, and is co-chair of the national …

Erica Arrington, MD Erica Arrington, MD, joined the Center March 1, 2015 as clinical associate professor and medical director for the Schizophrenia Treatment and Evaluation Program (STEP) at the Carr Mill Community Clinic. Additionally, she serves as medical director for the Critical Time Intervention program and provides clinical support to various other programs at the …

Nearly 100 patients, families and mental health professionals learned about new recovery approaches for early psychosis at the 22nd Annual STEP Symposium on April 18, 2015 at the Paul J. Rizzo Conference Center at Meadowmont in Chapel Hill. John Gilmore, MD, Thad and Alice Eure professor, department of psychiatry, vice chair, Research and Scientific Affairs, …

Warren Newton, MD, MPH, director, NC AHEC The Center presented its Fifth Annual Medical Directors鈥� Network Symposium, 鈥淟eadership and Management: The Medical Director鈥檚 Role in Communicating and Supervising,鈥� on May 30, 2015, at the George Watts Hill Alumni Center on the 黑料网-CH campus. The Symposium is designed to address specific topics that impact the role …

Janice Bainbridge, MSW, LCSW, Team Leader CTI The Critical Time Intervention (CTI) program at the 黑料网 Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health will continue its services this year as it undergoes an important expansion. Funded with recent contracts from the state, the program鈥檚 growing team will serve around 90 individuals with severe mental …

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The power of cute for mental health

黑料网 mental health clients, dogs grow and serve together at Penny Lane

Tiny Homes to house people with mental illness

Pilot Step-Down program fills a gap in transitioning ACT clients to lower intensity care

Editorial Information

Director’s Message

Awards and News Briefs

Aaron Nelson will serve as chair of Center Advisory Board

Erica Arrington named medical director for 黑料网 STEP Clinic

Annual STEP Symposium focuses on new recovery approaches for early psychosis

Warren Newton featured at the Fifth Annual Medical Directors鈥� Network Symposium

CTI program will expand and serve more individuals who are at risk for homelessness