UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health

UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health Promote the recovery of persons with mental illness through treatment, research and education. The clinic is the first office door on the left.

The UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health provides psychiatric, community-based treatment and rehabilitative services to over 1,200 persons with serious mental illness in several sites in Orange, Chatham and Wake counties. In addition, the Center is provides multi-disciplinary training opportunities, as well as technical assistance for provides across the state. The Center’s efforts

are funded by clinical receipts, as well as contracts and grants from managed care organizations, state agencies, as well as non-profits. List of Services: https://www.med.unc.edu/psych/cecmh/services/

Career Opportunities: https://www.med.unc.edu/psych/cecmh/about-us/career-opportunities/

Locations:

Carr Mill Mall | Second Floor
200 N. Greensboro St., Suite C-6, Carrboro, NC 27510
919-962-4919
– When you arrive at Carr Mill Mall: Take the elevator or stairs located near the middle of the mall to the second floor. VIlcom Center | Third Floor
7 Vilcom Center Suite 300, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
919-974-5217
– if you are traveling to Vilcom by bus,, take Route T at Chapel Hill Transit. Wake County | Raleigh
401 E. Whitaker Mill Road, Raleigh, NC. 27608
919-445-0350

*Wake STEP Regional Offices:

Southern Regional Center – Fuquay Varina | Directions
130 Judd Parkway NE | Mondays 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Northern Regional Center – Wake Forest | Directions
350 East Holding Ave. | 2nd and 4th Thursday 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Eastern Regional Center – Zebulon | Directions
1002 Dogwood Dr. | Tuesday 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The UNC Farm at Penny Lane Campus | Chatham County
263 Penny Lane, Pittsboro, NC 27312
919-869-3419

The Institute for Best Practices' ACT and IPS Conference was held on April 9-10. Below are a few images from the beginni...
06/29/2026

The Institute for Best Practices' ACT and IPS Conference was held on April 9-10. Below are a few images from the beginning of Day 1. Pictured are the Institute's Steve Betuker at our Welcome table; Pamela Jacobsen, one of the 2026 Melissa DeHaven scholarship winners, seated with others inside the Benton Convention Center in downtown Winston-Salem; Trainers Stacy Smith, Erin Galloway, and Penny Liles; and the opening of the conference, with many of those in attendance pictured as well.

This conference was made possible with support from the UNC Institute for Best Practices, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, the UNC Department of Psychiatry, and the North Carolina ACT Coalition.

The Institute for Best Practices' annual awards ceremony also recognized several great IPS practitioners this year.Nomin...
06/15/2026

The Institute for Best Practices' annual awards ceremony also recognized several great IPS practitioners this year.
Nominated by their teams or even by local managed care staff, the NC ACT Coalition Advisory Board and Institute staff select awardees.
Here are a few from our awards dinner, which was sponsored by the UNC Department of Psychiatry. (Pictured: Shannon Ford, IPS Team Lead of the Year, Lisa Hickman, IPS Employment Peer Mentor of the Year, and Cheryl Rogers, IPS Benefits Counselor of the Year)

Working in ACT and IPS can be a challenging, but also gratifying, career. The Institute for Best Practices hosts an annu...
06/03/2026

Working in ACT and IPS can be a challenging, but also gratifying, career. The Institute for Best Practices hosts an annual awards ceremony to recognize great practitioners across roles.

Nominated by their teams or even by local managed care staff, the NC ACT Coalition Advisory Board and Institute staff select awardees.

Here are a few from our delicious BBQ dinner, which was sponsored by the UNC Department of Psychiatry. (Pictured: Molly Davis, ACT Team Lead of the Year, Larry Hill, Jr., ACT Employment Specialist of the Year, and James Carlson, ACT COD Specialist of the Year)

ACT consultant and trainer with the IBP. Emily received her bachelor’s degree and MSW from UNC-CH and began her career i...
05/18/2026

ACT consultant and trainer with the IBP. Emily received her bachelor’s degree and MSW from UNC-CH and began her career in community mental health 15 years ago on an ACT Team right here in Chapel Hill. Emily began as an ACT Co-Occurring Disorders Specialist and has a particular interest in best practices for individuals with both mental health and substance use treatment needs. Emily believes that connection and relationships are essential for recovery and provide the foundation for the work that we do.... You can read more about him and other Institute staff here: https://www.med.unc.edu/psych/cecmh/unc-institute-for-best-practices/staff/

The Institute for Best Practices recently had the chance to ask a 2026 recipient of the Melissa Wilkinson DeHaven Confer...
05/01/2026

The Institute for Best Practices recently had the chance to ask a 2026 recipient of the Melissa Wilkinson DeHaven Conference Scholarship how he felt about attending the recent International IPS Community Annual Meeting. See what Brian Colson has to say about his experience below and learn more about the scholarship here: https://go.unc.edu/dehaven.

I’d like to thank everyone involved with the nomination and assuring I was able to attend the conference! I had a really great time and learned a lot. To receive the scholarship to the conference was an honor, I feel recognized as well as blessed to be chosen.

By attending the conference, I was able to gain more clarity about how IPS works from a different lens. I was intrigued by how much ground IPS truly covers not just in the United States but globally as well. I was able to meet IPS members from Australia, The United Kingdom, and Norway just to name a few. I learned helpful information regarding IPS such as statistics, research, and several other things that I am looking forward to implementing into my own workload.

In closing, to receive the award as Peer Advocate of the Year, I am extremely grateful! It feels good to know that my hard work has not gone unnoticed and that my role in IPS services is not only important to the members but also a vital piece to the IPS team as well.

Dr. Antoine Bailliard is an Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy. He earned an M.S. in Occupational Therapy and a...
04/22/2026

Dr. Antoine Bailliard is an Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy. He earned an M.S. in Occupational Therapy and a PhD in Occupational Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research focuses on exploring how sensory processing patterns affect community integration and participation in meaningful occupations. His community-engaged scholarship focuses on improving the delivery of community-based services for adults with serious mental illness. His theoretical work focuses on expanding understandings of occupational justice to enhance inclusion and understandings of how sensory processing patterns affect meaningful participation.... You can read more about him and other Institute staff here: https://www.med.unc.edu/psych/cecmh/unc-institute-for-best-practices/staff/

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200 N Greensboro Street, Suite C-6, CB 7162
Carrboro, NC
27510

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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+19199624919

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