Kelly Crosbie, MSW, LCSW

Director, DMH/DD/SUS

Hot Topics | October 9, 2025

Help Shape TBI Services in North Carolina

Do you or someone you know live with a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)? Are you interested in helping improve the services and supports available to individuals with TBI across North Carolina?

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Services is updating the state’s TBI Action Plan—and we want to hear from you. We are forming an Advisory Workgroup to ensure that the voices of individuals with lived experience, their families, and those who support them are central to this important work.

Sign up for the Advisory Workgroup by Monday, Oct. 13 to share your ideas and help guide this important work. The workgroup will meet on Oct. 22, Nov. 19, and Dec. 17.

World Mental Health Day: North Carolina Stands Together 

On October 10, join DMH/DD/SUS, NAMI and communities across North Carolina in recognizing World Mental Health Day. It’s a time to raise awareness, share stories, and advocate for accessible, quality mental health care—because mental health is health. 

The Crisis Can’t Wait Campaign is an initiative developed within NAMI’s Community Health Equity Alliance (CHEA) in response to the urgent need for mental health support and resources during a mental health crisis, particularly within Black/African Ancestry and other minoritized communities. 

Visit the DMH/DD/SUS Crisis Services webpage for information about how to get support in a crisis and other mental health resources. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Free, confidential help is available 24/7. Together, we find hope. Together, we heal. 

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Inclusion Works Lunch & Learn

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Join Inclusion Works to as we celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month. This month we will focus on best practices to support individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Traumatic Brain Injury on their path to achieving Competitive Integrated Employment.

This webinar will include a presentation from Brandon Shannon, an entrepreneur and person with lived experience in the employment field. In addition, we will feature an overview of the Empower to Work Program by Abound Health, which supports enhanced clinical services across North Carolina. Ms. Sherrell Gales will review the Empower To Work Inclusive Hiring Resource Database. Partnering with NCDHHS and Work Together NC, Empower to Work offers employment solutions and individualized workplace opportunities. 

Date/Time: Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, 12:00-1:00 p.m.

Registration: Register for the Lunch & Learn

Collaborative Family Healthcare Association Annual Conference

Breaking Boundaries: Redefining Access and

Expansion in Integrated Care

The Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA) is bringing the premiere conference for the integration of behavioral health and medicine to Raleigh, NC in October. With over 100 educational sessions, extended learning opportunities, discussion groups, and 900+ attendees there is something for everyone.



Date: Oct. 17-18, 2025

Location: Raleigh Convention Center, 500 South Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC

Registration: Register for the conference

More Information: Download flyer

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