North Carolina Working Toward Mental Health Care Reform

August 20, 2001 North Carolina Working Toward Mental Health Care Reform North Carolina lawmakers are trying to enact Mental Health System Reform. The legislation, House Bill 381 (H381), An Act to Phase in Implementation of Mental Health System Reform at the State and Local Level, was introduced by Representative Verla C. Insko. The bill was passed by the House and referred to the Senate Committee on Children and Human Resources on July 30, 2001. The state hopes to have the plan fully implemented by 2007. The legislation would expand governance options for counties in mental health, allow counties to create . . .