By Fran Daniel Winston-Salem Journal
The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners gave the go-ahead Thursday for a pilot program to reduce the county jail population by helping inmates with addictions to opioids, heroin and alcohol.
The commissioners unanimously approved a $70,000 contract between Forsyth County and Insight Human Services Inc. for Insight to provide a program coordinator for the District Attorney’s Treatment Alternatives program, known as DATA.
The contract is for the first year of the pilot program.
By Erin Weeks
All across the country, those who struggle from mental health and drug addictions fill jail cells and detention centers, addressing a symptom rather than the root cause of the problem.
Cabarrus County has joined a national initiative to reverse the trend. Stepping Up, which the county implemented at the detention center in January, seeks to meet those convicted or accused of crimes where they’re at, connecting them with resources for treatment and recovery.
Read more: Stepping Up Initiative Connects Inmates with Mental Health Services
For Immediate Release
Daymark Recovery Services, Inc. Opens New Behavioral Health Urgent Care
Daymark Recovery Services, Inc. provides a variety of mental health and substance abuse services across the State of North Carolina. We have transformed our Forsyth County office from the Behavioral Health Plaza in Winston Salem, across the street to a new building located at 650 Highland Avenue, Suite 100.
Read more: Daymark Recovery Services, Inc. Opens New Behavioral Health Urgent Care
Richard Craver/Winston-Salem Journal
Posted: May 7, 2018
Enhanced behavioral health services will debut next Monday at a dedicated 24/7 crisis- and urgent-care center in east Winston-Salem.
DayMark Recovery Services provides a variety of mental health and substance abuse services in Forsyth and several other counties. It has moved its local offices from the county Behavioral Health Plaza to the Cardinal Wellness Center at 650 Highland Ave., Suite 100.
Cardinal Innovations, the state’s largest behavioral health managed care organization, said the “new configuration of services meets the original goals of members, hospitals, law enforcement, first responders and stakeholders for crisis and integrated care while providing a coordinated full continuum of care, including 24/7 access to crisis services.”
Read more: Daymark Prepares to Debut Expanded Behavioral Health Crisis Services
Richard Carver - Winston-Salem Journal
March 24, 2018
Behavioral health services are set to debut at a dedicated 24/7 crisis- and urgent-care center in east Winston-Salem.
The Cardinal Wellness Center is scheduled to open by early April. It will feature community educational initiatives and support, as well as work space.
DayMark Recovery Services’ emergency clinic will shift the weekend of April 23 from the county Behavioral Health Plaza to the Highland center.
Read more: Behavioral health crisis center nears debut in east Winston-Salem