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2008 Shelter Survey Report

In March, 2008, Uptown Shelter Director and NCCEH Board member Carson Dean sent a survey to 136 homeless shelters across North Carolina.  The goal was to gain some collective insight regarding the challenges service providers were facing with discharges from mental health facilities, medical hospitals, and prisons.   For the purpose of this survey, the term “shelter” meant any emergency, transitional, or day shelter.  In return for their candor, those surveyed were assured that they would not be identified, thus there is no list naming the shelters participating in this survey.  This report does identify the communities (city/county) representing survey responses received.  For participating in the survey, providers were offered nothing in return except receipt of the final report. Read the final report, "Discharge Planning Challenges Facing North Carolina's Homeless Shelter Providers,"  here.


Stopping the Revolving Door Training Materials

  NCCEH hosted three trainings on "Stopping the Revoving Door: An Honest Conversation about Institutional Discharge into Homelessness" in April and May of 2008.   The materials from the training are posted below. "HUD Definitions of Homelessness" Powerpoint presentation: view pdf  "Discharge Planning from the State Psychiatric Hospitals" Powerpoint presentation: view pdf "Re-Entry from Prison to Home" Powerpoint presentation: view pdf "Discharge Planning from the Shelter Perspective" Powerpoint presentation: view pdf South Wilmington Street Center discharge planning guide: view pdf  Raleigh Rescue Mission Community Medical Respite Program referral form: view pdf      


Transformation of North Carolina's System of Services for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse

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 …