Mental Health Committee
Description and Activities
The Mental Health committee seeks to increase public awareness of mental illness and access to mental health services.
All Mental Health committee meetings are open to the public. The committee has virtual and in-person meeting options. For meeting information, to join the mailing list, or join the committee, contact Bria Miller, the Partnership Coordinator.
Find out what the committee will address in its Mental Health Committee Community Health Improvement Plans. Over 2025-2027, the committee will work to:
- Increase access points for mental health supports and social-emotional supports.
- Reduce the hesitancy that exists around behavioral health.
- Advocate for policy changes and create tools for navigating the current mental health system.
Leadership and Membership
Current committee co-chairs are:
- Eboni Quick
- Ashley Bass-Mitchell
Work in the Community
Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing Resources for Durham County
Meetings
The Mental Health committee meets on the third Thursday of the month from 1:00-2:00 pm. All committee meetings are open to the public. Visit the Partnership calendar to view committee meeting dates, times and Zoom links.
Call (919) 251-9009, walk-in hours (no appointments):Monday-Thursday 8a-7p, Friday 8a-3p
Saturday 9a-12p
Durham Wellness Center - Recovery Innovations - 309 Crutchfield Street, Durham, NC 27712
Call 919-687-4041 for appointments
Crisis line call 866-481-5361, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Duke Regional Hospital Behavioral - 3643 N Roxboro St #6, Durham, NC 27704
Adult psychiatric services call 919-470-4018
Pediatric psychiatric services call 919-470-4017
Emergency Department open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Durham Crisis Response Center (Domestic, Sexual, and Family Violence; Human Trafficking) - 206 N. Dillard St, Durham, NC 27701
Call 919-403-9425, for questions about servicesOffice hours: M-F 9a-5p
Crisis Line 919-403-6562, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Call (919) 251-9009, walk-in hours (no appointments)
Call 911 immediately if you or someone else:
- is unconscious.
- has taken an overdose of either prescription medication or any other type of drug.
- has been seriously injured.
- is hurting themselves or someone else
Developed a mental health resources brochure available in English and Spanish
Working with the Gun Safety Team, provision of evidence-based gun safety and suicide prevention training to youth
Baseline study of substance abuse in Durham County
Organizing the Recovery Celebration for five years
Screening of Brushes with Life at the Carolina Theater Local filmmaker Philip Brubaker has created a documentary exploring the UNC Brushes with Life project and its themes of mental illness, creation, and hope. View the trailer of
Brushes with Life. Read more about the UNC Schizophrenia Treatment and Evaluation Program (STEP), which hosts the Brushes with Life patient art gallery
Community Mental Health Fair for Durham County residents to learn about and access community resources, including those around mental health, substance abuse, housing, social services, job training, and financial planning.
Made a financial contribution to the Threshold Wall of Hope mural