MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
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Dorothea Dix Hospital
Dorothea Dix Hospital serves as the regional psychiatric hospital for the 16-county South Central Region of the Department of Health and Human Services. In collaboration with community-based mental health programs, we provide evaluation, treatment and rehabilitative services for the mentally ill. Neurological, as well as medical and surgical services are provided upon referral from other state facilities in the North Central, Eastern, and South Central regions. In addition, we provide specialized treatment to mentally ill deaf and hard of hearing patients from across the state.
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Holly Hill Hospital
Holly Hill Hospital provides treatment programs for children, adolescents, and adults covering a wide range of behavioral health issues. Holly Hill is dedicated to providing excellent quality of care in a respectful environment that fosters hope and facilitates effective treatment.
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Raleigh Parks and Recreation
You may decide that you need something more to complement your life – friendship, community, adventure, or self-growth. You may need an escape from your daily routine. For whatever reason, the world around you offers itself to exploration. At Raleigh Parks and Recreation we understand that quality leisure, recreation, and cultural opportunities greatly enhance the lives of Raleigh citizens.
SAFETY SUPPORT AWARENESS
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Interact
Interact is a private, non-profit, United Way agency that provides safety, support, and awareness to victims and survivors of domestic violence and rape/sexual assault. Interact fulfills this mission through the support of its volunteers and community.
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Problem Pregnancy Services
Problem Pregnancy Services give individuals needed help and support in solving medical, social, educational, and psychological problems associated with unplanned pregnancies. Services include counseling and information to help recipients make voluntary choices regarding adoption, keeping the child, or terminating the pregnancy. Services may also include assistance in arranging for and utilizing other needed services, including residential care.
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NC Child Protective Services
The Child Protective Services program strives to ensure safe, permanent, nurturing families for children by protecting them from abuse and neglect while attempting to preserve the family unit.
FAMILY AID
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NC Division of Social Services - Child Support Enforcement
Each year, more than 300,000 North Carolina families struggle to make ends meet because of parents who don't pay their child support. The N.C. Child Support Enforcement Program is committed to it mission to help in securing financial and medical support for the children in these families.
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NC Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Program
WIC stands for Women, Infants, and Children and is also called the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program. WIC is a federal program designed to provide food to low-income pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, infants and children until the age of five.
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Crisis Intervention Program
The Crisis Intervention Program (CIP) is a Federally-funded program that provides assistance to low-income households that are in a heating or cooling related emergency. The goal of the CIP program is to help families stay warm in the winter and cool in the summer. By doing so, this reduces the risk of health and safety problems such as illness, fire or eviction.
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Food Stamp Program
The Food Stamp Program is a federal food assistance program that helps provide food assistance to low-income families. In North Carolina monthly allotments of Food Stamp benefits are issued via Electronic Benefit Transfer cards (EBT cards) . The purpose of the Food Stamp Program is to end hunger and improve nutrition and health. It helps eligible low-income households buy the food they need for a nutritionally adequate diet.
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Work First Family Assistance
North Carolina 's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, called Work First , is based on the premise that parents have a responsibility to support themselves and their children. Through Work First, parents can get short-term training and other services to help them become employed and self-sufficient, but the responsibility is theirs, and most families have two years to move off Work First Family Assistance.
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Division of Social Services
North Carolina has 100 counties. Each county has a local Department of Social Services Office. Just select the county that you would like to view phone numbers, physical addresses, and mailing addresses.
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NC Division of Child Development
The Division is the result of a longstanding commitment by the state of North Carolina to protect and serve its young children.
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NC Early Intervention Services
In North Carolina, early intervention refers to the system of services provided by many different agencies and programs for children birth to five and their families. This comprehensive, interagency system is called Together We Grow.
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Disability Resources
Disability Resources, inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization established to promote and improve awareness, availability and accessibility of information that can help people with disabilities live, learn, love, work and play independently.
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NC Smart Start Partnership for Children
Smart Start is North Carolina's nationally recognized and award-winning early childhood initiative designed to ensure that young children enter school healthy and ready to succeed.
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The North Carolina Family Caregiver Support Program
Dedicated to Improve Services for Family Caregivers.
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Family and Counsumer Sciences
The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences views the family, in all its diverse forms, as the cornerstone of a healthy society. Our mission is to improve the well-being of the family through programs that educate, influence public policy, and help families put research-based knowledge to work in their lives.
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Adolescent Pregnancy Project
The Adolescent Pregnancy Project offers information on North Carolina law and resources to pregnant and parenting adolescents and those who care for them. When complete, it will consist of five legal guides accompanied by resource lists, one each for health providers, for social services employees, school employees, the parents of pregnant and parenting adolescents and adolescents themselves.
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Poe Center
The Poe Center for Health Education specializes in developing programs for youth to address health concerns like childhood obesity, physical inactivity, unhealthy food choices, tooth decay, drug and alcohol abuse, unintentional injuries, and teen pregnancy. All programs follow North Carolina's Department of Public Instruction's Healthful Living Curriculum.
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Kids' Turn
A Non-Profit Organization to help kids and parents through divorce.
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KidsHealth
Health and wellness articles and animations for kids, teens and parents. From Nemours Foundation
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Family Mediation Lawyers
Welcome. Family Mediation Lawyers North Carolina, a property of Consultwebs.com, is a free, nationally indexed directory for North Carolina law firm Web sites. Family Mediation Lawyers offers free and sponsored listings for North Carolina firms who wish to obtain a basic or premium listing.
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Homeschool Alliance of North Carolina
Established in 2003, the Homeschool Alliance of North Carolina (HA-NC) is a grass roots, statewide advocacy group of homeschooling families in North Carolina. We strive to empower homeschoolers by providing information, resources and a means for networking so that each may feel confident in making the homeschooling decisions that meet the needs and goals for their families.
INFORMATION AND RESOURCES
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North Carolina Cooperative Extension Services
North Carolina Cooperative Extension gives our state's residents easy access to the resources and expertise of NC State University and NC A&T State University. Through educational programs, publications, and events, Cooperative Extension agents deliver unbiased, research-based information to North Carolina citizens. We can answer your questions on a wide array of topics.
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NC Public Libraries on the Web
Links to a list of North Carolina Cities and Towns and North Carolina Counties.
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Raleigh Parks and Recreation
You may decide that you need something more to complement your life – friendship, community, adventure, or self-growth. You may need an escape from your daily routine. For whatever reason, the world around you offers itself to exploration. At Raleigh Parks and Recreation we understand that quality leisure, recreation, and cultural opportunities greatly enhance the lives of Raleigh citizens.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
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NC Office of State Personnel
Working for North Carolina provides employees the opportunity to serve the citizens of North Carolina. For their dedication, employees will receive a generous benefits package including leave options and health care in addition to their annual salary.
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The Employment Security Commission of North Carolina
Online unemployment information and filing, searching job openings, register for work, research labor markets, career planning plus more.
CHILDREN'S RESOURCES AND INFORMATIONS
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GirlsHealth.gov
Welcome to GirlsHealth.gov – a web site made just for you! There’s lots of cool information you can use. Maybe you want to start working out or you’re stressed out about school. There are lots of different topics to choose from. Take a look!
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About-Face
About-Face promotes positive self-esteem in girls and women of all ages, sizes, races and backgrounds through spirited approach to media education, outreach and activism.
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Inside The Teenage Brain
What's going on in there? How science may help to explain the mysteries of the teen years.
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Girl Scouts
Not the same Girl Scouts your mom belonged to! Check out this site for information about how to find out what it is you really want to do with your life and how to get there. Visit Studio 2B fun polls and quizzes, advice on boys and fitness, and much more. From Girl Scouts.
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It's My Life
Whether it's friends, family, school, your body, or your emotions that you are dealing with or all of the above, visit this site to read informative articles, share your stories, play games and activities, take quizzes and polls, watch video clips of other kids talking about their feelings and experiences, get advice from older kids and experts, and contribute your own comments and questions. From Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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Kids' Turn
A Non-Profit Organization to help kids and parents through divorce.
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Just For Kids
List of many state and private sector resources available to children in North Carolina.
LEARN NC
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Resources for All Audiances
33 Resources for Family Life and Human Relations.
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Student Resources
Resources for Students
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Triangle.com
One search. Anything local.
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Explore North Carolina
Explore the official North Carolina tourism site for travel information about nc and vacation ideas for the north carolina mountains, north carolina piedmont, north carolina coast and nc beaches plus travel tools for planning a trip.
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NC @ Your Service
Official site, with areas for citizens, businesses, and state employees. Also a special areas for kids to learn about North Carolina.
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North Carolina General Assembly
The Official Site of the North Carolina General Assembly.
CULTURAL RESOURCES
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