Investing In Behavioral Health & Resilience: A Comprehensive Plan To Strengthen North Carolina’s Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder Treatment System

On March 8, 2023, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) published this report on investing in heatlh and reslilance regarding the states' comprehensive plan to strengthen North Carolina’s mental health and substance use disorder treatment system. The report is a a comprehensive plan to invest $1 billion in addressing North Carolina’s mental health and addiction crisis, including anxiety and depression rates that have almost quadrupled, overdose deaths that have jumped 72%, and youth suicide rates that have doubled . . .