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Kelly Crosbie, MSW, LCSW

Director, DMHDDSUS

Hot Topics | Feb. 20, 2025

DMHDDSUS Celebrates Partnership with UCA WAVES

Expanding Access to Mental Health Care for AAPI Communities

DMHDDSUS staff recently attended an event hosted by UCA WAVES (United Chinese Americans Wellness, Advocacy, Voices, Education, and Support) to join in their efforts to raise awareness of the mental health challenges that young Asian Americans face due to familial, cultural, and societal factors. Director Kelly Crosbie met with the UCA WAVES Director Jian (Lily) Chen, to show support for the event held on January 31, 2025. In addition to celebrating the Lunar New Year, the event raised over $6,000 to assist a local family experiencing hardship through the Karen Community Farm at Oaky Grove.

As a recipient of a DMHDDSUS Mental Health Block Grant, UCA WAVES promotes community resource building, culturally sensitive interventions, and civic engagement to improve youth mental health and influence public policies for the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. Their mission aligns with DMHDDSUS' commitment to provide services that promote equity, inclusivity, and accessibility for all North Carolinians.

Join North Carolina Black Youth Wellness

Community of Practice and Education

Are you interested in wellness among Black youth in NC? If so, join the North Carolina Black Youth Wellness Community of Practice and Education (COPE). Members will collectively address solutions to decrease stigma by promoting and implementing culturally relevant crisis care and suicide prevention for Black youth.

DMHDDSUS was awarded a grant from SAMHSA for a new 5-year suicide prevention state action plan focusing on support for black youth. The project emerged from North Carolina’s participation in SAMHSA’s Black Youth Suicide Policy Academy. These funds will support a cross-sector collaborative to implement interventions across the state and reduce suicide among black youth. The COPE team will serve as community champions helping to increase trust and disseminate information throughout the state. We encourage community partners from diverse backgrounds and identities to apply for COPE membership by February 28, 2025.

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Community Events

Postponed: Wake County Consumer & Family Advisory Committee Film Screening of "Moving America's Soul on Suicide"

The film screening and panel discussion scheduled for February 22 has been postponed due to inclement weather. A new date will be shared soon.

Side by Side with DMH/DD/SUS

Join us to learn about policies and programs that affect the MH/IDD/SU/TBI community. Side by side, we will work together to better understand and improve our system. We will listen closely to one another, and we will share ideas for public policy that will improve lives in NC.

Date/Time: Monday, March 3, 2025, 2:00-3:00 p.m.

Registration: Register for webinar

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Spanish Flyer: Download flyer

Closed-Captioning & American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreters will be provided.

NC One Community in Recovery Conference

Registration Now Open

All individuals involved in any aspect of recovery and resiliency around mental health and substance use disorders are invited to attend the 2025 NC One Community in Recovery conference. Several topics will be covered to include Mental Health, Substance Use, Traumatic Brain Injury, and more. There will also be events like morning meditation and yoga, an ice cream social, and a dinner for all to attend and meet the new Recovery Award Recipients.

Date: March 5-7, 2025

Location: Embassy Suites Greensboro Airport, 204 Centreport Drive, Greensboro, NC

Registration: Register for the conference

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