Policy Exchange

Policy Exchange Series on Integrated Care – Part 2: The Role of a Certified Peer Support Specialist in Integrated Care

February 21, 2019

Peer Support Specialists have become an important part of service delivery in North Carolina.  With the opportunities within Medicaid Transformation and the focus on integrated care, it would seem that their importance will only increase.  There are some efforts in North Carolina to build upon what we have currently–to show that Peer Support Services can…

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Policy Exchange Series on Integrated Care – Part 1: How do we Define Healthcare Integration?

May 23, 2018

The i2i Center is delving into the concept of integrated care through a series of Policy Exchanges. This is the first edition of this series, and it focuses on core principles of integrated care from the very top of the hierarchy—the consumer and family member. We have asked individuals to be our Subject Matter Experts…

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Policy Exchange: Strengthening DSS and LME/MCO 
Collaboration on Children In or At-Risk 
of Out-of-Home Placement

March 12, 2018

An ongoing focus in North Carolina has been on children who are in or at-risk of being in the foster care system. No one wants a child to live out of their home setting, yet approximately 11,000 kids in North Carolina are doing just that. Children in foster care have extensive needs, including mental health,…