by Mandie Sellars | Jan 3, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
December 16, 2016, North Carolina Council on Community Programs kicked off its 2016 conference with a very informative pre-conference session on the community & LME/MCO role in reducing the number of people with mental illness in jail. Information on the Stepping...
by Mandie Sellars | Dec 8, 2016 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
The North Carolina Institute of Medicine’s (NCIOM) Task Force on Mental Health and Substance Use recently presented recommendations to the Joint Committee on Health and Human Services. The NCIOM is funded by the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, with the goal...
by Mandie Sellars | Dec 8, 2016 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
The legislative Committee on Health and Human Services recently received a November update about pilot programs developed from the Governor’s Task Force on Mental Health and Substance Use. Dr. Jason Vogler, Director of The Division of Mental Health,...
by Mandie Sellars | Oct 10, 2016 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
The Department of Public Safety recently awarded over $3 million in contracts to agencies providing evidence-based Cognitive Behavioral Intervention and substance abuse services to individuals on probation or post-release supervision. These contracts were awarded in a...
by Mandie Sellars | Oct 10, 2016 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
The Durham Sheriff’s Department has been awarded a Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program grant of $228,000 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJS). The purpose of the grant is to implement a system wide enhancement of identifying, screening and...
by Mandie Sellars | Oct 10, 2016 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
Chief Justice Martin’s Commission on the Administration of Law and Justice is examining the criminal case management system in North Carolina. A consultant speaking to the committee found much room for positive reform in our system. Key Findings Included: 1. ...
