AHEC Mental Health Education

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Please visit our other North Carolina Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Mental Health Continuing Education Programs at:

  • North Carolina Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services - A resource directory of Area Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Programs in North Carolina.
  • Center for Mental Health Services - CMHS is charged with leading the national system that delivers mental health services. The goal of this system is to provide the treatment and support services needed by adults with mental disorders and children with serious emotional problems.
  • The Charlotte Mecklenburg Drug Free Coalition - The Charlotte Mecklenburg Drug Free Coalition collaboratively promotes data driven awareness, knowledge-based action and purposeful advocacy to reduce the harmful impacts of alcohol and other drug abuse and addition on youth, families, and the community.
  • Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services - The mission of the North Carolina Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services is to provide people with, or at risk of, mental illness, developmental disabilities and substance abuse problems and their families the necessary, prevention, intervention, treatment, services and supports they need to live successfully in communities of their choice.
  • Duke University Program on Psychiatric Advance Directives - This Web site provides toolkits and user friendly instructions for consumers, clinicians, and family members to complete psychiatric advance directives and health care power of attorney documents. It also includes background information about PADs, an analysis of the history behind the development of PADs, links to websites with information about PADs, and links to PAD statutes.
  • Family Support Network of North Carolina - The mission of Family Support Network of North Carolina is to promote and provide support for families with children who have special needs.
  • Lowe Family Foundation - Lowe Family Foundation has named the important partnership of families, schools and communities working together to prevent alcohol, tobacco and other drug use among our children as FACT, Families and Communities Together.
  • Mecklenburg Area Mental Health - The Mecklenburg County Area Mental Health Authority can be a valuable resource. Our focus is on managing services for those most in need and those with limited financial services, rather than providing the services. Our goal is to ensure the best service possible, while treating consumers with compassion, dignity and respect.
  • NAMI North Carolina - The mission of NAMI North Carolina is to improve the quality of life for individuals and their families living with the debilitating effects of severe and persistent mental illness. They work to protect the dignity of people living with brain disorders through advocacy, education, and support.
  • National Association of Social Workers - The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world. NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies.
  • The National Association of Social Workers - North Carolina Chapter
  • The National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) is the nation's premiere professional certification board devoted to credentialing counselors who meet standards for the general and specialty practices of professional counseling. Request for Listing in the NBCC Continuing Education Calendar. (PDF, 11KB)
  • National Multiple Sclerosis Society – Mid Atlantic Chapter - The mission of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is to end the devastating effects of MS. The Society and its network of chapters nationwide promote research, educate, advocate on critical issues, and organize a wide range of programs—including support for the newly diagnosed and those living with MS over time.
  • The North Carolina Evidence Based Practices Center - The North Carolina Evidence Based Practices Center is dedicated to the support of evidence based mental health practices, treatments, and interventions. We offer training, consultation, and other assistance to help practitioners and administrators make the changes required by ongoing mental health reforms in North Carolina. In partnership with the North Carolina Council of Community Programs and the North Carolina Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, our training program is based on five evidence based practice toolkits developed and endorsed by nationally recognized experts. These programs prepare mental health clinicians and other service providers to implement the evidence based models (modalities) shown by research to be effective in treating patients with severe and persistent mental illness.
  • North Carolina Council of Community Programs - The North Carolina Council of Community Programs works to ensure that member area programs are a central part of the solution to improving North Carolina's mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse system by helping members position themselves to be effective and efficient Area Authorities.
  • North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities - The North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (DD Council) is part of a national network of organizations that assists people with developmental disabilities.
  • North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services - The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services protects the public health, fosters self-reliance and helps the vulnerable. They work in local offices, schools and hospitals, building a stronger North Carolina by strengthening its citizens in all 100 counties.
  • North Carolina Early Intervention Services - In North Carolina, early intervention refers to the system of services provided by many different agencies and programs for children birth to five and their families. This comprehensive, interagency system is called Together We Grow. There are two parts of Together We Grow - the Infant-Toddler Program for children birth to three and the Preschool Program for children ages three to five. The North Carolina Interagency Coordinating Council is an advisory group to both programs, and focuses on the birth to five age range.
  • North Carolina Psychological Association - The North Carolina Psychological Association is a professional organization designed to serve the interests of psychologists in North Carolina. NCPA advocates for psychology as a science, a profession, and a means of promoting human welfare. The following link offers tips and materials that build resilience in a time of war for adults and children.
  • North Carolina Psychiatric Association - The North Carolina Psychiatric Association (NCPA) is a professional medical organization which supports and promotes access to and delivery of quality psychiatric services to the citizens of North Carolina. It provides information about the psychiatric profession and mental illness, and it provides referrals through an 800 telephone number. NCPA encourages adoption of sensible, workable laws that respect and advance psychiatric practice and patient well-being, the sanctity and confidentiality of the physician-patient relationship, and the availability of needed mental health services in North Carolina.
  • Pathways LME - The mission of Pathways is to develop, manage and coordinate mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse services through collaborative efforts with consumers, providers and the community. Pathways will facilitate a service system that promotes independence and wellness, encourages personal responsibility, advocates for community integration and influences public policy.
  • Piedmont Behavioral Healthcare - Piedmont Behavioral Healthcare provides mental health, substance abuse and developmental disabilities services to the citizens of Cabarrus, Davidson, Rowan, Stanly and Union Counties. They are licensed by the North Carolina Division of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services. They offer care to children, adults and their families through intensive and time-limited outpatient treatment programs.
  • President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health - The President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health conducts a comprehensive study of the United States mental health service delivery system and advises the President on methods of improving the system.
  • Sandhills Center for MH/DD/SAS - Sandhills Center is a Local Management Entity for mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse services. It both manages and provides services to the citizens in the following eight counties in south-central North Carolina: Anson, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore , Randolph and Richmond. Sandhills Center operates at least one Access Center in each of these counties.
  • Substance Abuse Prevention Services - Substance Abuse Prevention Services is a private, non-profit agency, established in 1971, whose goal is to provide a better understanding of substance abuse through prevention, education, and research. Our staff works with all ages in all stages of life. We deliver direct services to the public; conduct accredited trainings and maintain one of the nation's longest running longitudinal studies relative to youth drug use.
  • Teen Health Connection - The Mission of the Teen Health Connection is to provide affordable, accessible physical and mental health care to young men and women ages 11-21, emphasizing a family-centered approach and to serve as a health education and advocacy resource for teens, their families, and the community.
  • United Way of Central Carolinas - United Way of Central Carolinas mission is to improve people's lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities.