Kelly Crosbie, MSW, LCSW

Director, DMHDDSUS

Hot Topics | April 11, 2025

NC Health and Human Services Secretary Dev Sangvai and Wake County Sheriff Willie Rowe to Announce New Mental Health Treatment Options for Defendants Deemed Incapable to Proceed

Faith-based Organization Seeks to Help Those Struggling with Substance Use

More than 100 churches gathered this week to learn about ways to help curb the number of overdose deaths in North Carolina’s African American Community.  DMHDDSUS Community Outreach and Faith-based coordinator, Dr. Tobias LaGrone, D. Min., gave a presentation on on prevention and models for recovery at the Rowan Baptist Association.  He also educated the crowd about two tools dedicated to supporting people on their mental health journey – the 988 crisis line and the NC Peer Warm Line. Both phone lines provide confidential, free support 24/7.



Celebrating Autism Acceptance Month at Side By Side

We celebrated Autism Acceptance Month by hosting a panel discussion among people with autism. Please check out the recording to hear our guest speakers share the expertise of their lived experience.

You can also find copies of our presentation slides here. Big thanks to Ray Hemachandra and our guest panelists: Jade McWilliams, Courtney Johnson, Jackie Pilgrim, and Gerald Parrish.

NCDHHS Seeks Feedback on Medicaid Managed Care Plans

NCDHHS is asking for feedback on how to improve services for beneficiaries, providers, health systems and plans under the Managed Care System. Since the 2023 Medicaid launch in North Carolina, NCDHHS has gathered valuable insights from stakeholders and has shared that information in a paper called Improving Member Health Through Managed Care Program Enhancements: North Carolina’s Approach to Standard Plan Re-Procurement.

The paper and a summary are available on the NC Medicaid Policy Papers webpage.

NCDHHS seeks public feedback on this paper by Wednesday, May 7, 2025, by one of three methods:

• Email: Medicaid.NCEngagement@dhhs.nc.gov with the subject line “Managed Care Program Enhancements Feedback” 
• U.S. Mail: Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health Benefits, 1950 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699-1950   
• Drop-off: Department of Health and Human Services, Dorothea Dix Campus, Adams Building, 101 Blair Dr., Raleigh NC   

Dashboards/Reporting:

• Strategic Plan Dashboard
• 988 Performance Dashboard
• LME/MCO Dashboard

Community Engagement

Inclusion Works: Autism Awareness Month

LiNC IT Autism Employment Program

Join us to learn about best practices to support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) on their path to achieving Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE). 

This Inclusion Works webinar will focus on LiNC IT, an Autism Employment Program. It will explore the program developed by the North Carolina Business Committee for Education (NCBCE) and its effort to use state resources to support businesses, potential employees, and employers.

Date/Time: Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 12:00-1:00 p.m.

Registration Link: Register for Webinar 

NCCDD to Host I/DD Listening Session

Join the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities for an I/DD listening session to discuss the most important issues impacting the I/DD community. This session will be used to share key share priorities with state and national policy leaders and to shape NCCDD’s next Five Year Plan. NCCDD is a leader in advocating and educating policymakers on I/DD issues and making systems better for the I/DD community.

Date/Time: Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 6:00 p.m.

Location: Courtyard Carolina Beach Oceanfront, 100 Charlotte Ave, Carolina Beach, NC

Registration: Register for the session

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