This is a draft of the State Strategic Plan for 2007-2010. As directed by the General Assembly through HB 2077, the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services has undertaken the development of a three-year strategic plan specifying how State and local resources shall be organized and used to provide mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse services. This plan is considerably different from previous state plans. The focus of this plan is on five strategic objectives and associated action steps to be accomplished during the next three years. The plan identifies milestones for each action step for determining progress made and measures to determine the effects on consumer outcomes and system performance. Through discussions with consumers and families, providers, advocates, and leaders of Local Management Entities, the Division has identified these objectives as being the …
A recurrent theme in many state and local plans to end homelessness is an acknowledgment that increased focus on the housing needs of ex-offenders is required if community goals are to be met. Data in this report shows that 7% of those entering a correctional facility in NC meet the definition of homeless, while 23% of those exiting the system report that they will exit into federally defined homelessness. Implications and the need for future research are addressed. Read the pdf article here.
The Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services is charged with examining, on a continual basis, the system-wide issues affecting the development, financing, administration, and delivery of mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse services, including issues related to governance, accountability and quality of services. Their 2007 report includes an assessment of the current system and recommendations for improvements. View the committee's 2007 Report to the General Assembly