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Wednesday, June 7, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Behavioral Health Urgent Care Service Opens in Wake County » The Hope Center Opens Behavioral Health Urgent Care Service in Wake County FUQUAY-VARINA, NC (...
Thursday, June 1, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) HIEA Update: Medicaid and State Health Plan Providers » NASW-NC gave members regular updates on our advocacy efforts around the enactment of the Statewide Health Information E...
Thursday, June 1, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Take the North Carolina Health Workforce Survey » Help us respond to your health workforce needs! Deadline Friday, June 30, 2023. The NC Center for Health Wor...
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Congratulations New NASW-NC Board Members! » NASW-NC congratulates the winners of the 2023 NASW-NC Board Election. The results of the election were: ...
Thursday, May 11, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Comment Period OPEN for NCDHHS Strategic Housing Plan » From North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services: We are writing to inform you about the posting and...
Thursday, May 11, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) The End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency » North Carolina Moves Forward: The End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Carolina del Norte Sigue Adelante...
Thursday, May 4, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Blue Cross Blue Shield NC Update: Fee Schedule Changes and Your Contract » Email to NASW-NC from BCBSNC on April 19, 2023: While many of the professional fee schedules at Blue Cross NC...
Monday, April 17, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Voting OPEN: 2023 NASW-NC Board of Directors Election » The North Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers is pleased to announce the election&...
Thursday, April 13, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NC Medicaid CAP/C Waiver Renewed through 2028 » The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved the Department of Health and Human Services’ request to renew th...
Monday, April 10, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NC Medicaid to Resume Annual Recertification Process » Since March 2020, states were required under the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency to maintain enrollment for nearl...
Sunday, April 2, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) 2023 NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: Week 12 - House Budget Restores Master's Pay! » 2023 NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: Week 12 NCGA House Budget includes Master's Level Pay for School...
Thursday, March 30, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Supports Broad Protections for LGBTQ+ People in North Carolina » Yesterday, a group of lawmakers in North Carolina introduced four bills aimed at providing broad protections f...
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) DHHS: New North Carolina School Behavioral Health Action Plan Aims to Address Youth Health Crisis » New North Carolina School Behavioral Health Action Plan Aims to Address Youth Health Crisis...
Monday, March 27, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Preliminary Slate Announcement for the 2023 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 24, 2023 (2 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Celebrates Passage of Medicaid Expansion » RALEIGH — The National Association of Social Workers North Carolina (NASW-NC) is thrilled that Medicaid expansion has pass...
Sunday, March 19, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Job Opening: State Director of the Office of Violence Prevention » Director, Office of Violence Prevention Description of Work: The North Carolina Department of...
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Governor Cooper Proposed FY 2023-2025 Budget Includes Significant Behavioral Health Funding » T oday, Governor Roy Cooper released his recommended budget for FY 2023-2025 , which he has named First in Opportunity ....
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Governor Cooper Signs Executive Order Establishing State Office of Violence Prevention » From Governor Cooper: Governor Cooper Signs Executive Order Establishing State Office of Violence Prevention Offic...
Saturday, March 11, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Executive Director Valerie Arendt interviewed by ABC11 » NASW-NC Executive Director Valerie Arendt was interviewed by ABC11 WTVD at the North Carolina School Social Worker...
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Governor Cooper Releases Roadmap for $1 Billion in Behavioral Health and Resilience Investments » div#right { display: none !important;...
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) City of Durham Social Work Month Proclamation » On Monday, March 6, the City of Durham proclaimed March to be Social Work Month at the Durham City Council meeting. &nb...
Friday, March 3, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Update on Social Work Licensure Compact » On February 27, 2023, the final version of the Social Work Interstate Licensure Compact was released. You can find th...
Thursday, March 2, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Medicaid Expansion Update: NCDHHS Press Release » NCDHHS Releases Statement on Medicaid Expansion...
Monday, February 27, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NCDHHS Delays Implementation of NC Medicaid Managed Care Behavioral Health and I/DD Tailored Plans » From NC DHHS: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 27, 2023 Contact: news@dhhs.nc.gov 919-855-4840 RALEIGH — Th...
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) North Carolina Reports 22% Increase In Overdose Deaths » North Carolina Reports 22% Increase In Overdose Deaths...
Friday, February 17, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) What Social Workers Need to Know About the End of the Public Health Emergency » At the end of January, the Biden Administration announced that the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) will be allowed...
Friday, February 10, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NC Medicaid: Tailored Plan Auto-enrollment and Choice Period » On Feb. 1, 2023, eligible beneficiaries were automatically enrolled in one of six Behavioral Health I/DD Tailored Plans...
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) Public Health Emergency Ending - Medicaid Resources » End of Public Health Emergency - Big Changes coming to Medicaid and Disability Services The...
Monday, February 6, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) North Carolina Medicaid Director Dave Richard to Retire » From the AP: RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The official who oversaw the conversion of North Carolina’s Medicaid agenc...
Friday, February 3, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) CareDash has Ceased Operations » As of February 1, 2023, CareDash, the health care referral and review website which had engaged in potentially deceptive m...
Monday, January 30, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Children in the NC Health Choice Program Moving to NC Medicaid April 1 » From NC DHHS: RALEIGH — On April 1, 2023, approximately 55,000 children receiving NC Health Choice coverage will...
Friday, January 27, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Gov. Cooper: Claim Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) on Federal Taxes to Access Full Benefits » Governor Cooper Encourages Eligible North Carolinians to Claim Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) on Federal Taxes to Access...
Monday, January 9, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Releases 2023 Legislative Agenda » The NASW-NC Legislative Committee , with feedback from the members of NASW-NC and approval by the NASW-NC Boar...
Monday, January 9, 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) In Memoriam: Kelly Spangler, LCSW, MSW, MPA » Dedicated social worker and rockstar social justice advocate Kelly Spangler, LCSW, MSW, MPA passed away on Dece...
Tuesday, January 3, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Scam Alert: Targeting Social Workers » NASW-NC has had some reports of a scam targeting social workers and counselors from across North Carolina. Th...
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