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Friday, April 5, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) SUN Bucks: Summer Food Program for Families » What is SUN Bucks? The USDA has launched a new, permanent program to provide food assistance to children...
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) 2024-25 Olmstead Plan to Improve Choice, Community-Based Services for People with I/DD » 2024-25 Olmstead Plan to Improve Choice, Community-Based Services for People with I/DD...
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Funding Available: DMH/DD/SUS Child Behavioral Health Trauma-Informed Residential Improvement Survey » Last year, the state budget invested a historic $835 million in behavioral health and resiliency within DHHS. $700 million...
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Tailored Plans will Launch on July 1, 2024 » From NC Department of Health of Human Services, Division of Health Benefits: NC Medicaid Tailored Plans wil...
Saturday, March 23, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Preliminary Slate Announcement for the 2024 NASW-NC Board of Directors Election » The North Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers is pleased to announce the preliminary slate of...
Friday, March 15, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Advocacy: Aetna and the State Health Plan (SHP) » In November 2023, North Carolina Joint Insurance Committee (JIC), a group composed of representatives from social work, ps...
Thursday, March 14, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) NCDHHS’ HBCU and Change Champion Internship program's Summer Cohort » The application period is now open for NCDHHS’ Historically Black College/University and Minority Serving Institutions (HB...
Monday, March 11, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) NCDHHS Highlights Resources Available as Sports Betting Becomes Legal in North Carolina » March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month RALEIGH — As sports betting becomes legal in North Caroli...
Monday, March 11, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Online Sports Betting: A Social Work Issue » As of March 11, 2024, betting on sports online is legal in North Carolina. The legislature passed a new law in...
Thursday, March 7, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) NC HealthConnex: Adding Social Work Data Fields » NCHealthConnex reached out to NASW-NC to inform us they will be rolling out a new user role for the NC HealthConnex Portal...
Monday, March 4, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) 2024 School Social Work Week! » NASW-NC is proud to recognize the National School Social Work Week designed to honor and recognize the tireless efforts of...
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) NC Launches Additional Phone Line for People Experiencing Mental Illness or Substance Use Disorder » The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is launching a new Statewide Peer Warmline on Feb. 20, 2024. Th...
Friday, February 16, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) NCDHHS Releases Draft Olmstead Plan Public Comment Open Through March 7 » The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today released a draft of its 2024-25 Olmstead Plan d...
Thursday, February 15, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) NCDHHS Expands Investment in Reentry Services for People Involved in the Justice System » PRESS RELEASE — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is investing $5.5 million into the FIT Wellne...
Monday, February 12, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) NCDHHS Expands Investment in Reentry Services » NCDHHS Expands Investment in Reentry Services for People Involved in the Justice System El Departamento de Salud...
Tuesday, February 6, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) NCDHHS: Child Behavioral Health Dashboard Launches » Child Behavioral Health Dashboard Launches Lanzamiento del tablero de salud conductual infantil...
Monday, February 5, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Emergency Funds to Help Counties Provide Appropriate Placements for Children in DSS Custody » RALEIGH—The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services distributed funds this week to...
Thursday, February 1, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) NCDHHS Consolidates LME/MCOs Ahead of Tailored Plan Launch » Today, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services consolidated the state’s Local Management Entity/Ma...
Wednesday, January 31, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Governor Issues Executive Order to Improve Reentry for Formerly Incarcerated People » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 31, 2024 ICYMI: Governor Cooper Issues Historic Executive Order Directing Who...
Friday, January 26, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) NC Health Care Workforce Survey: Employer Participation Requested » As part of the NC Health Talent Alliance , NASW-NC invites social workers to participate in a timely and important annual...
Thursday, January 18, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) NCDHHS Announces Details of the New Children and Families Specialty Health Plan » The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is committed to improving youth behavioral health in North Caro...
Thursday, January 11, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Appendix K Flexibilities Approved for Innovations and Traumatic Brain Injury Waivers » The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently approved North Carolina Medicaid to continue certain Appendi...
Wednesday, January 10, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Celebrates ACA Enrollment with CMS Administrator and Governor Cooper » On January 10, 2023, NASW-NC Executive Director Valerie Arendt celebrated the over 20 million people who receiv...
Thursday, January 4, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Medicaid Expansion Regional Trainings » The Medicaid Expansion Regional Trainings are a collaborative effort of Care Share Health Alliance, the NC Community Healt...
Thursday, January 4, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Medicaid Expansion Tele-Townhall: January 10 » NCDHHS Livestream Fireside Chat and Tele-Town Hall: North Carolina Medicaid for More People FOR IMMEDIATE...
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) North Carolina MH/BH Stakeholder Community Needs Assessment » Dear North Carolina Mental Health/Behavioral Health System (MH/BH) Stakeholder, The C...
Tuesday, January 2, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) NCDHHS: Side by Side Monthly Webinar Jan 8 » Side by Side with DMH/DD/SUS Monthly Webinar ...
Thursday, December 21, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NCDHHS Approves Consolidation of Trillium, Eastpointe, and Sandhills Center » From NCDHHS: Earlier this week, Trillium Health Resources and Eastpointe Human Services, which was already in the...
Thursday, December 21, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NC Medicaid Enrollment Dashboard » The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) launched a dashboard to track monthly enrollment in...
Tuesday, December 19, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NC Medicaid Providing Free, Printed Educational Materials for Medicaid Expansion & Enrollment » NC Medicaid is providing free, printed educational material s for partners to distribute to individuals and fami...
Friday, December 15, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Was Here For You in 2023! NASW-NC Impact Report » As we close out 2023, it is important to acknowledge what an incredibly hard year it was in North Carolina. 2024 i...
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) New Performance Dashboard for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline » PRESS RELEASE — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has launched a performance dashboard &nb...
Friday, December 1, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Medicaid Expansion has Started! » Beginning today, more than 600,000 North Carolinians will be able to get NC Medicaid under new eligibility rules. Nearly h...
Thursday, November 30, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NC Justice Center Hosts Medicaid Expansion Outreach Events! » ...
Monday, November 20, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NCDHHS: Kinship Care Reimbursement Payment Initiative » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 19, 2023 Contact: news@dhhs...
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