February 28, 2019
The Family First Prevention Services Act, signed into law by Congress on February 9, 2018, could drastically change the child welfare system by putting more of an emphasis on prevention and using a trauma-informed approach to develop service and support plans for children at-risk of entering foster care or children already placed in foster care….
Read moreFebruary 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…
Read moreFebruary 6, 2019
Now that DHHS has announced the Medicaid Managed Care Pre-Paid Health Plan Providers (PHPs) for the Standard Plan, you may be looking for details on what is required of the PHPs and how the Standard Plan will affect Behavioral and I-DD services. You are in luck, i2i Center staff have distilled down almost 500 pages of RFP…
Read moreFebruary 5, 2019
i2i is seeking Insight to Innovation Topics for our upcoming Spring Conference, June 10-11 in Raleigh. This event attracts approximately 500 MH/IDD/SUD and healthcare professionals in NC and beyond. Insight to Innovations topics will be presented on June 10th. Click here to download writable PDF application – Presenter Form-Spring2019 FINAL . Deadline for proposals is March 8, 2019. Innovation…
Read moreJanuary 31, 2019
The i2i Center for Integrative Health hit the one year mark on January 1, 2019, and what a year of building and growth it has been for the organization! In 12 short months, i2i staff have met with leaders representing all segments of the public service system, as well as private sector organizations involved in…
Read moreThe long session of the NC General Assembly began on January 9th and we can expect much more lively debate, hopefully in more public forums than in recent years. As you know, the November 2018 elections turned over enough seats in the House from Republican to Democrat that it potentially reduced the use of the…
Read moreOn January 24th NC DHHS held a webinar that provided additional, point-in-time information on the planning for the BH/IDD Tailored Plans. It was explained that these are initial discussions and that there will be further detail as planning progresses. NC DHHS will continue to offer webinars and other learning opportunities as well as concept papers…
Read moreJanuary 7, 2019
NC DHHS Secretary Approves Realignment Request Rutherford County— January 3, 2019 — On December 28, 2018, Rutherford County government was notified by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) Secretary Mandy Cohen, MD, MHP, that, in accordance with NCGS § 122C-115(a3) and the county disengagement rules, NC DHHS is approving Rutherford…
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