From Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law Action Alerts: “The Social Security Administration (SSA) has proposed changes to the way decisions are made for awarding disability benefits based on a mental impairment. These changes will threaten the ability of people with serious mental illnesses to obtain benefits…. The changes appear … > read more
A frequently asked question from visitors to this site: Can crack cocaine come through breast milk? And the answer? YES. Â When a breast-feeding mom uses crack cocaine, she may pass the drug on to her baby through her breast milk, with serious effects: “Convulsions have been seen both in … > read more
I’ve been trying to assist a friend who wants and needs help with recovery from addiction. My friend doesn’t have the benefit of good health insurance. Few long-term addicts do. Serious addiction often leads to unemployment, and that means no insurance. Without insurance, treatment options are limited to local and … > read more
DayMark Recovery Services has been contracted to run the 56-bed Guilford County Substance Abuse Treatment Center on West Wendover Avenue — formerly run by Bridgeway Behavioral Health. From DayMark’s web site: Daymark® Recovery Services, Inc. is a mission driven, comprehensive community provider of culturally sensitive mental health and substance abuse … > read more
The following is a guest post, written by Donna Newton of the Greensboro Neighborhood Congress. It contains important information about RUCO, and how you can take action in support of RUCO. (Slightly edited for the web from original emails.) # # # # # RUCO is under attack by opponents … > read more
Bad news for North Carolina’s oldest and largest private, non-profit mental health advocacy organization: “…[T]he financially troubled Mental Health Association of North Carolina is one of the state’s largest private providers of group homes and treatment programs. The association lost its accreditation Monday, cutting off the group’s access to federal … > read more
The headline caught me by surprise: “Substance abuse treatment center penalized after patient’s death.” “The Guilford Center has been issued two administrative penalties for violating state statutes regarding medication requirements and clinical and nursing competence following the death of a patient in January, a county agency said today…” First of … > read more
From a commenter: Hello: My name is David. I am 69 years old ( I have a hip replacement) and I can’t do very much! I attend Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa, Calif. I hope you will read this e-mail. I thought it might be of some interest to you. … > read more
Via email, from Tim Clontz, Executive Vice President, Health Services, Moses Cone Health System. Posted with permission: Moses Cone Health System and High Point Regional Health System want to continue providing care to underserved adults and children in Guilford County and have been negotiating a contract to do so for … > read more
Homeless people in Greensboro get their health care in the emergency rooms of our local hospitals and at the two HealthServe clinics, whose burgeoning patient loads have forced them to limit access to care. HealthServe is obviously more cost-effective than an ER visit, but Guilford County Commissioners plan a $1.6 … > read more