Halifax County is pleased to join with Northampton County and more than 40 other vendors for the Halifax/Northampton Behavioral Health Resource Stakeholder event on Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the American Legion, 717 American Legion Road, Roanoke Rapids.
Representatives with Trillium Health Resources, Halifax County Public Health System, Halifax County Substance Use Coalition, Rural Health Group, and the Halifax County North Carolina Judicial Branch came together to plan this important, first-time event to bring vital community resources together to support one another in service to the community to help achieve better behavioral health together.
A significant component of behavioral health is the challenges of substance use, including opioid use disorder, and addiction.
Halifax County is pleased to take part in this event to gather input from stakeholders and others based on their experiences on funding priorities for the expenditure of opioid settlement funds.
Additional vendors at the event are as follows: Halifax County Public Health System, Halifax Accountability and Recovery Court (HARC), Monarch, Uplift Comprehensive Services and The Power of U, Department of Public Safety, Communities in Schools, RHA (Supportive Employment), Carolina Enhancement Services, Let's Start Over, TROSA, Halifax - Warren Smart Start Partnership for Children, Amerihealth Caritas, Holt Assessment Services, UNC Opioid Data Lab, Trillium Health Resources, Gratitude Farm and Retreat, Oxford House, OIC of Rocky Mount, Choanoke Public Transportation Authority, NC Medicaid Enrollment Broker Enrollment/Maximus, RISE Rural, Youth Villages, Morse Clinic of Roanoke Rapids, Rural Health Group School Based Health Centers, Narcotics Anonymous, Integrated Family Services/Mobile Crisis Team, CARE/The John 3:16 Center, NAMI North Carolina, Social and Human Services Program HCC, Halifax County Library System, Freedom House Clinic, Turning Point Workforce Development Board, TCI Works, Capital Assisted Services, NC Department of Health and Human Services, Children's Developmental Services Agency, Halifax County DSS, Gentiva Hospice, Northampton County EMS/Community Paramedic, and Northampton County Health Department.