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 

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.

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Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing Resources for Durham County

Local Hotlines & Walk-in Services

Carolina Outreach Behavioral Health Urgent Health Care - 2670 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd. Durham, NC 27707

• 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 services
  • Office hours: M-F 9a-5p
• Crisis Line 919-403-6562, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Does Your Child or Family Member Need Mental Health Support?

• Contact your child’s Durham Public School’s social worker or counselor
• Call (919) 560-2032 to connect with DPS student support services
• Visit https://embrace.dpsnc.net/mental-health/about-clmh

Additional Resources

Pathways to Life

• specializes in mental health, substance abuse, outpatient services, laboratory testing, medication management, and community & in-home mental health services for adults and children.

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline | NCDHHS

• Call or Text 988 or chat https://chat.988lifeline.org/
• Free, private support on the phone, text or chat

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Durham

• Call (919) 231-5016

Duke Behavioral Health North Durham - 3643 N Roxboro St, Durham, NC 27704

• Call (919) 684-0100

El Futuro, Inc - 2020 Chapel Hill Road Suite 23, Durham, NC 27707

• Call (919) 688-7101

Durham Wellness Center - Recovery Innovations - 401 E Lakewood Ave, #E1, Durham, NC 27707

• Call (919) 687-4041

NC 211 - call 211, 1-888-892-1162 or visit nc211.org

• is an information and referral service where you can obtain free and confidential information and resources for health and human services within your community.

Alliance Health - call (800) 510-9132 or visit www.alliancehealthplan.org

• serves people in North Carolina’s Durham, Wake, Cumberland and Johnston counties who are insured by Medicaid or are uninsured.

The Durham Network of Care

• provides comprehensive information on local services and organizations. Visit https://durham.nc.networkofcare.org

The LGBTQ Center of Durham - call 919-827-1436

• is committed to serving the City and County of Durham as well as the surrounding counties to ensure all folks have the resources necessary to live full, joyful lives.

NCCARE360 - visit nccare360.org

• is a statewide network that helps connect individuals with local organizations and resources.

National Hotlines

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - call 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

National Alliance on Mental Illness - call (NAMI) HELP Line 1-800-950-HELP (6264)

• Call if struggling with a mental illness

National Human Trafficking Hotline - call 1-888-373-7888

Trevor Project - call 1-866-488-7386, text START to 678-678

• Serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people (LBGTQ+)

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

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Past Committee Accomplishments

• 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