State & Federal TBI Services Overview

The Department of Health and Human Services is further broken down into divisions to provide targeted service efforts. The Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services (DMH/DD/SAS) is the state agency charged with determining policies and practices used by mental health, developmental disability, and substance abuse services programs that operate with state funds. State-Funded Services, formerly IPRS (Integrated Payment and Reporting System) allow the state of North Carolina to directly fund some services, which are then managed by Local Management Entities/Managed Care Organizations (LME/MCOs).

Within the Division is a specific traumatic brain injury (TBI) Team to address the needs of individuals and their families affected by brain injury and provide funds directly to specific TBI providers, pilot projects, and state associations through grants and allocations.

Other divisions that may be able to provide assistance may include:

• Aging and Adult Services: responsible for planning, administering, and evaluating activities and programs for older adults.
• Child Development and Early Education: implements standards for child care and increases access to families/children.
• Disability Determination Services (DDS): funded by the federal government's Social Security Administration.
• Health Benefits (NC Medicaid): helps low-income parents, children, seniors and people with disabilities receive physical and behavioral care and services to improve their health and well being.
• Health Service Regulation: provides effective regulatory activities for health and safety (includes consultation, training, and improved access to health care delivery systems).
• Office of Economic Opportunity: helps low-income individuals and families achieve self-sufficiency.
• Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities: promotes and advocates for the elimination of health disparities among all racial and ethnic minorities and other underserved populations in NC.
• Office of Rural Health: assists rural and underserved communities by providing supports to improve health care access, quality and cost-effectiveness.
• Public Health: promotes disease prevention, health services and health promotion programs that protect communities from communicable diseases, epidemics, and contaminated food and water.
• Services for the Blind: provides services to people who are blind or visually impaired to help them reach their goals of independence and employment.
• Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: provides information, skills and tools needed to achieve effective communication and access to resources in your community for independence and full participation in society.
• Social Services: provides direct services that address issues of poverty, family violence and exploitation. Local offices can help to apply for Medicaid.
• State Operated Healthcare Facilities: oversees and manages 14 state operated healthcare facilities that treat adults and children with mental illness, developmental disabilities, substance use disorders and neuro-medical needs.
• Vocational Rehabilitation Services:  provides counseling, training, education, transportation, job placement, assistive technology and other support services to people with disabilities.