All people in Dare County live in communities that foster and support positive mental health.
Story Behind the Curve
The "Story Behind the Curve" helps us understand why the data on the negative affect of mental health problems on the people of Dare County is the way that it is. When we understand the root causes of our community problems, we have a better chance of finding the right solutions, together.
What's Helping? These are the positive forces at work in our community and beyond that influence this issue in our community.
- Public recognition of the issue of mental health.
- Support, including: peers, family, and agencies.
- Stigma is decreasing.
- Collaboration amongst agencies working on the issue.
What's Hurting? These are the negative forces at work in our community and beyond that influence this issue in our community.
- Lack of availability for appointments with professionals.
- Struggle to recruit professionals that can provide mental health services.
- Lack of affordable housing for professionals who can provide mental health services, and those in recovery.
Partners
Partners in our Community Health Improvement Process:
- Dare County Department of Health & Human Services
- Breaking Through Task Force
- Saving Lives Task Force
- Community Partners
- Dare County Schools
- PORT Health
- Trillium Health
- Mobile Crisis
Why Is This Important?
Experience and Importance
How would we experience this result in our community if we are successful?
- Individuals with mental health concerns would be receiving professional services
- Decrease in substance use
- Decrease in self-harm, EMS calls for self-harm
- Decrease in deaths due to mental, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders
- Decrease in suicide death rate
What information led to the selection of this health issue and related result?
- Suicide death rate slightly decreased (19.9→19.3) Dare’s rate is higher when compared to NC rate (13.4).
- Calls to Mobile Crisis increased for children's mental health needs from 2019 to 2020 (17→24).
- Calls to Mobile Crisis for individuals 19 to 25 years of age more than tripled from 2019 to 2020 (6→19)
Alignment
Mental Health is aligned with the following Healthy NC 2030 objectives:
Chapter Three- Social & Economic Factors
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