UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health

12/03/2025

There is still time!!!! We need 11 more Donors and The Health Foundation Challenge Board will Donate $1000!!! http://www.unchf.org/tht25cecmh

12/02/2025

We are making progress. We need 16 more donors to reach the Health Foundation Challenge!

12/02/2025

22 more Donors and The Health Foundation Challenge Board will Donate $1000!!! http://www.unchf.org/tht25cecmh

12/02/2025

Mark your Calendars: The Institute for Best Practices will be hosting its annual ACT & IPS Conference on April 9th-10th in Winston Salem, NC. More information, including registration details, will be provided in the near future.

12/02/2025

This Holiday season, as we gather with loved ones, we are reminded that not everyone knows where their next meal will come from. This year brings the sobering reality of uncertain food resources, but it also inspires the UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health CECMH to focus on its Food as Medicine Program for this year’s Tar Heal Tuesday.
The Food as Medicine Program at the Center provides consistent access to healthy food for individuals living with serious mental illness as part of our whole-person care model.
Patients benefit through:
Community cabinets at our Carr Mill and Raleigh clinics
Heat-and-eat meals from Assertive Community Treatment teams in Wake and Orange/Chatham counties
Fresh produce from our Farm at Penny Lane in Chatham County
This program addresses a critical need for food security in the recovery journeys of those we serve.
Your gift can make an immediate impact:
$250 stocks a month’s worth of healthy staples in one community cabinet
$500 provides over 60 healthy heat-and-eat meals for those in greatest need
$1,000 stocks both community cabinets for two months
Join us this Tar Heal Tuesday on December 2, 2025 and help nourish hope and healing!
www.unchf.org/tht25cecmh
More information about the Center and it’s programs: https://www.med.unc.edu/psych/cecmh

12/01/2025

Dr. John Gilmore will give $500 to CECMH Food as Medicine if $500 is donated!
http://www.unchf.org/tht25cecmh

12/01/2025

UNCHF Board Challenge will give $1000 to CECMH Food as Medicine if 25 donors make a gift!!!
http://www.unchf.org/tht25cecmh

12/01/2025

This Holiday season, as we gather with loved ones, we are reminded that not everyone knows where their next meal will come from. This year brings the sobering reality of uncertain food resources, but it also inspires the UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health CECMH to focus on its Food as Medicine Program for this year’s Tar Heal Tuesday.



The Food as Medicine Program at the Center provides consistent access to healthy food for individuals living with serious mental illness as part of our whole-person care model.

Patients benefit through:

Community cabinets at our Carr Mill and Raleigh clinics
Heat-and-eat meals from Assertive Community Treatment teams in Wake and Orange/Chatham counties
Fresh produce from our Farm at Penny Lane in Chatham County
This program addresses a critical need for food security in the recovery journeys of those we serve.

Your gift can make an immediate impact:

$250 stocks a month’s worth of healthy staples in one community cabinet
$500 provides over 60 healthy heat-and-eat meals for those in greatest need
$1,000 stocks both community cabinets for two months
Join us this Tar Heal Tuesday on December 2, 2025 and help nourish hope and healing!

www.unchf.org/tht25cecmh

More information about the Center and it’s programs: https://www.med.unc.edu/psych/cecmh

11/26/2025

Farm at Penny Lane revived our FriendsGiving tradition with a joyful impromptu potluck feast. It was a day filled with delicious food, laughter, and cherished memories shared among all who were able to join us this year.

11/25/2025

11/25/2025

Brushes with Life Art Show 2025
We had an amazing time exploring the wonderful creations our artists chose to share with us. The art work will be displayed in the UNC Neurosciences Hospital until May 2026. Some artwork is still available for purchase.

11/24/2025

Finding her way into the helping field in Austin, TX, Ariel Reynolds worked as a case manager for 7 years, supporting the unsheltered population and those experiencing domestic violence. The University of North Carolina captured Ariel’s attention, so she ventured East and pursued her master's in social work. She landed in community mental health, supporting people in their housing, employment, and overall recovery goals.... You can read more about her and other Institute staff here:
https://www.med.unc.edu/psych/cecmh/unc-institute-for-best-practices/staff/