 | Fitzsimon File
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Backing up from the corner By Chris Fitzsimon There was a time not too long ago when North Carolina's troubled mental health system appeared to be turning the corner after years of woeful funding, ill-advised polices, and questionable leadership. That time is gone. Consider the events of the last few months. The state is preparing to close Dorothea Dix Hospital in Raleigh to save money, according to State Health and Human Services Secretary Lanier Cansler. The federal government announced recently that it is investigating North Carolina's mental health system in response to charges from the group Disability Rights that the state was illegally placing more than 6,000 people with mental illness in adult care homes. [Read more...] Progressive Pulse Blog: Daily Radio Commentary: Daily News: Daily Editorials:
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| NCARF Directors Forum & Winter Training
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Save the date! January 20, 2011 NCARF Directors Forum & Winter Training Day Greensboro, NC The 2011 Directors Forum will concentrate on NCARF's 2011 Legislative Agenda. Please plan to attend or send someone from your organization. We would like every NCARF member organization represented! Business Development is the tentative topic for the 2011 Winter Training Day which will run concurrently with the Directors Forum. Please plan to send the appropriate person from your organization.
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