The Journal of
Common Sense
Special Issue      Winter 2000/2001      Vol. 6 No. 3

The Unhealthy State of our Mental Health

Contents
Introduction
A Plea for Political Courage
History and Overview
A View from the Community
Now What? An Analysis of
    Recent Reports on
    NC Mental Health Services

Some Findings and
    Recommendations

The Mental Health System
    and its Financing And Use:
    An Introduction

A Mental Health Glossary
The Stigma of Mental Illness
Housing and the Disability of
    Extreme Poverty

Adult Care Homes
Treating Persons with
    Dual Disorders

Correctional Mental Health
    in NC:An
    Expensive Non-solution

Race and Mental Health
Richard's Story: One
     Family's Journey through
    the Mental Health System

Harmony in Three Parts:
     Why Is this
     a Utopian Scenario?

References
Recommendations
Mental Health Services
Current Area Programs
Seth Is His Name and
     He Needs Your Help

Current Area Programs


Alamance, Caswell
Alamance-Caswell Area MH/DD/SA Authority
319 N. Graham-Hopedale Road, Suite A
Burlington, NC 27215
(336) 513-4200 (336) 513-4203-FAX
(336) 513-4200 for emergencies
John Moon, Area Director

Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare,
Pasquotank, Perquimans
Albemarle MH Center & DD/SAS
PO Box 326, Elizabeth City, NC 27907
(252) 335-0431 (252) 335-9144-FAX
888-627-4747 for emergencies
Charles Franklin, Jr., Area Director

Buncombe, Madison, Mitchell, Yancey
Blue Ridge Center for MH/DD/SAS
356 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 258-3500 (828) 252-9584-FAX
800-951-3792 for emergencies
Lawrence E. Thompson, III, Area Director

Catawba
Mental Health Services of Catawba County
3050 11th Avenue Drive, SE, Hickory, NC 28602
(828) 326-5900 (828) 326-5949-FAX
911 for emergencies
John Hardy, Area Director

Davie, Forsyth, Stokes
CenterPoint Human Services
725 Highland Avenue
Winston-Salem, NC 27101-4299
(336) 725-7777 (336) 722-9464-FAX
888-581-9988 For Emergencies
Ronald W. Morton, Area Director

Iredell, Surry, Yadkin
Crossroads Behavioral Healthcare
124-A Kapp Street, PO Box 708, Dobson, NC 27017
(336) 386-7425 (336) 386-8552-FAX
888-235-HOPE For Emergencies
David Swann, Area Director

Cumberland
Cumberland Area Program
PO Box 3069, Fayetteville, NC 28302-3069
(910) 323-0601 (910) 323-0096-FAX
(910) 323-0601 For Emergencies
Tom Miriello, Area Director

Davidson
Davidson Area Program
211 W. Colonial Drive, Thomasville, NC 27360
(336) 474-2700 (336) 474-2795-FAX
800-544-3221 For Emergencies,
C. Randall Edwards, Ph.D., Area Director

Duplin, Sampson
Duplin-Sampson Area Program
PO Box 599, 117 Beasley Street
Kenansville, NC 28349-0599
(910) 296-1851 (910) 296-1731-FAX
800-513-4992 For Emergencies
Jack St. Clair, Ed.D., NHA Area Director

Durham
The Durham Center
200 N. Mangum Street, Durham, NC 27701
(919) 560-7100 (919) 560-7216-FAX
800-510-9132 For Emergencies
Steven J. Ashby, Ph.D., Area Director

Edgecombe, Nash
Edgecombe-Nash MH/DD/SAS
500 Nash Medical Arts Mall
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
(252) 937-8141 (252) 443-9574-FAX
888-893-8640 For Emergencies
Pat Adams, Area Director

Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell
Foothills Area MH/DD/SA Program
306 S. King Street, Morganton, NC 28655
(828) 438-6230 (828) 438-6238-FAX
800-942-1797 For Emergencies
Kathleen Meriac, Ph.D., Area Director

Guilford
Guilford County Area MH/DD/SA Program
232 N. Edgeworth Street, 4th Floor
Greensboro, NC 27401-2221
(336) 373-4981 (336) 373-7761-FAX
800-853-5163 For Emergencies
Billie M. Pierce, Area Director

Johnston
Johnston County Area MH/MR/SA Authority
PO Box 411, Highway 301 North
Smithfield, NC 27577-0411
(919) 989-5500 (919) 989-5532-FAX
911 For Emergencies
J. Daniel Searcy, Ph.D., Area Director

Harnett, Lee
Lee-Harnett Area MH/DD/SA Authority
130 Carbonton Road, Sanford, NC 27330-4009
(919) 774-6521 (919) 776-6179-FAX
(919) 774-4520 For Emergencies
Claretta Johnson, Area Director

Lenoir
Lenoir County MH/DD/SA Center
2901 N. Herritage Street, Kinston, NC 28501-8813
(252) 527-7086 (252) 523-3262-FAX
(252) 527-7086 For Emergencies
June S. Cummings, Area Director

Mecklenburg
Mecklenburg County Health,
MH & Community Services
429 Billingsley Road, Charlotte, NC 28211-1098
(704) 336-2023 (704) 336-4383-FAX
(704) 358-2800 For Emergencies
Marie Shook, Acting Area Director

Carteret, Craven, Jones, Pamlico
Neuse Center for MH/DD/SAS
PO Box 1636, New Bern, NC 28563-1636
(252) 636-1510 (252) 633-1237-FAX
911 For Emergencies
Roy P. Wilson, Jr., Area Director

Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Watauga, Wilkes
New River Behavioral Health Care
895 State Farm Road, Suite 508, Boone, NC 28607-4996
(828) 264-9007 (828) 264-9468-FAX
911 For Emergencies
Don Suggs, Area Director

Onslow
Onslow County Behavioral Healthcare
301 Johnson Boulevard, Jacksonville, NC 28540
(910) 938-3546 (910) 938-4620-FAX
911 For Emergencies
Daniel M. Jones, Area Director

Chatham, Orange, Person
O-P-C MH/DD/SA Authority
101 East Weaver Street, Suite 300
Carrboro, NC 27510
(919) 913-4000 (919) 913-4001-FAX
800-974-0479 For Emergencies
Tom Maynard, Area Director

Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln
Lincoln Pathways MH/DD/SA
2505 Court Drive, Gastonia, NC 28054
(704) 867-2361 (704) 854-4809-FAX
(704) 867-4357 For Emergencies
Karen Andrews, Area Director

Cabarrus, Rowan, Stanly, Union
Piedmont Area MH/MR/SAS
245 LePhillip Court, Concord, NC 28025
(704) 721-7000 (704) 721-7010-FAX
911 Emergency Phone Number
Dan Coughlin, Area Director

Pitt
Pitt County MH/DD/SA Center
203 Government Circle, Greenville, NC 27834-7706
(252) 413-1600 (252) 413-1606-FAX
911 For Emergencies
Charles Mitchell, Ph.D., Area Director

Randolph
Randolph County MH/DD/SA Program
110 W. Walker Avenue, Asheboro, NC 27203-5798
(336) 633-7200 (336) 625-4969-FAX
(336) 633-7207 For Emergencies
Mazie Fleetwood, Area Director

Halifax
RiverStone Counseling and Personal Development
PO Box 1199, 210 Smith Church Road
Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870-1199
(252) 537-6174 (252) 533-2610-FAX
911 For Emergencies
Regina Schaaf-Dickens, EdD, Area Director

Bertie, Gates, Hertford, Northampton
Roanoke-Chowan Human Services Center
Route 3 Box 22-A, Ahoskie, NC 27910-9320
(252) 332-4137 (252) 332-8457-FAX
(252) 332-4442 For Emergencies
Joe Jenkins, Area Director

Rockingham
Rockingham County Area MH/DD/SA Program
PO Box 355, Highway 405 NC 65
Wentworth, NC 27375-0355
(336) 342-8316 (336) 342-8352-FAX
(336) 634-3300 For Emergencies
Bill Witherspoon, MPH, Area Director

Polk, Rutherford
Rutherford-Polk Area MH/DD/SA Authority
271 Callahan Koon Road, Spindale, NC 28160-2296
(828) 287-6110 (704) 287-6302-FAX
800-430-4118 For Emergencies
Tony Womack, MA, Area Director

Anson, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond
Sandhills Center for MH/DD/SAS
PO Box 9, West End, NC 27376-0009
(910) 673-9111 (910) 673-6202-FAX
800-256-2452 For Emergencies
Michael Watson, Area Director

Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain
Smoky Mountain Center for MH/DD/SAS
PO Box 127, Sylva, NC 28779
(828) 586-5501 (828) 586-3965-FAX
800-846-6127 For Emergencies
Ron Yowell, Area Director


Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender
Southeastern Center for MH/DD/SAS
PO Box 1230, Wilmington, NC 28402-1230
(910) 796-3100 (910) 796-3133-FAX
(910) 392-7408 For Emergencies
Art Constantini, Area Director

Bladen, Columbus, Robeson, Scotland
Southeastern Regional MH Center
207 W. 29th Street, Lumberton, NC 28358-2901
(910) 738-5261 (910) 738-8230-FAX
800-672-8255 For Emergencies
J. Stephen Ramey, Area Director

Beaufort, Hyde, Martin, Tyrrell, Washington
Tideland MH Center
1308 Highland Drive, Washington, NC 27889-3494
(252) 946-8061 (252) 946-1537-FAX
800-682-0767 For Emergencies
Lynda Watkins, Area Director

Henderson, Transylvania
Trend Area MH/DD/SA Authority
800 Fleming Street, Hendersonville, NC 28739-4281
(828) 692-5741 (828) 693-9560-FAX
888-617-6432 For Emergencies
Jeff Grimm, Ph.D., Area Director

Franklin, Granville, Vance, Warren
Area MH/DD/SA Program of VGFW
134 S. Garnett Street, Henderson, NC 27536
(252) 430-1330 (252) 430-0909-FAX
(877) 619-3761 For Emergencies
Foster Norman, Area Director

Wake
Wake County Human Services
PO Box 46833, Raleigh, NC 27620-6833
(919) 212-7199 (919) 212-7285-FAX
(919) 250-3133 For Emergencies
Maria Spaulding, Area Director

Wayne
Wayne County MH Center
301 N. Herman Street, Goldsboro, NC 27530-2971
(919) 731-1133 (919) 731-1333-FAX
(919) 735-4357 For Emergencies
William Condron, Area Director

Greene, Wilson
Wilson-Greene Area MH/MR/SAS
1709 S. Tarboro Street, PO Box 3756
Wilson, NC 27895-3756
(252) 399-8021 (252) 399-8151-FAX
888-399-8021 For Emergencies
Nancy Dean Hunt, Area Director



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