thereisnoAnd so it is with the chapter of my life that was North Carolina Mental Hope. Having more or less closed shop several years back, this May 6, 2015, postscript is added as a bit of closure for me personally and so that visitors who might stumble upon the site will know it is no longer a viable organization. The site’s being kept online as a museum of sorts, a glimpse into the mayhem that was – and as of this point in time, still is – North Carolina’s mental health system, an oxymoron that has no equal in the English language. – David Cornwell

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Breaking Down The Silos: A Collaborative Answer to Mental Health | Carolyn Reinach Wolf

It is now 2014. The articles, talking heads and opinion pieces on current mental health issues are spilling over from 2013. You’ve seen them on the evening news and in the newspapers all talking about what’s wrong with the system, what theoretically can work, what we need to do or stop doing. The verbiage goes on. Of course, this is not a bad thing; it keeps the issues and dialogues out front. However, there continues to be a wide gap in much of these conversations because they have produced little in the way of concrete or practical changes in our broken mental health care system.

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How Philanthropy Funded the US Eugenics Movement

Between 1929 and 1971 North Carolina’s eugenics program sterilized more than 7,500 residents considered genetically inferior.
Now just coming to light, the Tar Heel State’s genetic agenda was a horrifying chapter in U.S. history. But few people realize similar programs prevailed in more than 30 other states – with many receiving support from some of America’s most prominent philanthropists. Story continues here >>>

Homeless vet population falling, but for how long? – USATODAY.com

WASHINGTON – J.B. Baker, Jr., a former Navy gunner who used to live on the streets, is renting an apartment in South Carolina and getting mental-health treatment — all with the federal government’s help.

The 1991 Gulf War veteran gets a rental voucher from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He has received treatment for post traumatic stress disorder at a Veterans Affairs Department facility in Salisbury, N.C., and he lived for awhile at a shelter run by the Alston Wilkes Society, a Columbia-based social service agency that receives VA fundin Story continues here >>>

Pain laid bare at eugenics hearing | Charlotte Observer

Tense moments and tears – that’s what happened Wednesday night when politicians, professionals and upset citizens gathered to talk about the history of North Carolina’s eugenics program and what to do for the victims of it. Story continues here >>>

Commissioners negotiate $1.5 million-offer for former hospital

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Brunswick County Commissioners are now in negotiations with a company for the purchase of the former Brunswick Community Hospital property. If accepted, Crown Management has proposed using the building to operate a mental health care hospital or a psychiatric resident treatment facility. The two owners of Crown said they have over 50 years of experience in the operation of treatment facilities in North Carolina. Story continues here >>>