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A woman at a podium in front of a trifold poster. She is Laurie Coker, who is discussing a peer support and community-first model to mental health
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In Winston-Salem, a community-first approach to mental illness

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we see the back of the head of a white man, a younger African American woman is facing the camera, speaking to him. She looks like she's explaining something.
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New Push to Help Mental Health Patients Determine Their Treatment in Emergencies

by Rose Hoban November 14, 2018September 6, 2022
Posted inChronic Disease, Featured, Mental Health, Substance Use

Greentree: Creating a Place For Behavioral Health Patients To Help

by Thomas Goldsmith August 15, 2016January 9, 2017
The rally included a Recovery Walk around Lake Junaluska. Photo courtesy Smoky Mountain LME/MCO
Posted inChronic Disease, Featured, Mental Health, Rural Health

Cultivating Recovery Community

by Editor September 28, 2015March 3, 2016
Laurie Coker has spent years creating places to nurture and support people with mental health issues.
Posted inMental Health

Help for those in need … from those who know

by Taylor Sisk April 8, 2015May 17, 2021
Posted inMental Health

Changing the Paradigm for Mental Health Care in North Carolina

by Editor December 1, 2014April 22, 2021

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