Brain Injury Association of North Carolina

July is Minority Mental Health Month, a time to elevate awareness around the varied mental health needs of different communities. This national observance, established in honor of mental health advocate Bebe Moore Campbell, highlights the need for culturally responsive care, stigma reduction, and expanded access to resources for historically underserved populations. As an example of […]

ASHEVILLE, NC – The Burlington Police Department’s Co-Responder Pilot Program, locally referred to as the Law Enforcement Crisis Counselor (LECC), operated in partnership with RHA Health Services and Vaya Health, has led the way in transforming mental health crisis response for nearly a decade. Born from a growing need to better support individuals experiencing mental […]

ASHEVILLE, NC – July marks one year since Vaya Health launched its NC Medicaid Behavioral Health and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Tailored Plan—called Vaya Total Care, designed to provide whole-person care to individuals with complex needs across 32 counties in North Carolina. The Vaya Total Care plan is designed to provide coordinated services for individuals with […]