Our Vision

To be North Carolina's leading voice for access to quality care for

mental health and substance use challenges.

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OUR WHY

• To save lives because people matter...

• People need assistance to navigate the fragmented system.

• Stigma and shame prevent people from accessing help.

• People need an ear. We exist to stand in the gap.

​WE CONNECT:

• We work to Increase Access to care for North Carolinians by providing screenings assessments, and recommendations to treatment for support resources.

• Through our resource center, we utilize a specialized team of Resource Advocates (some with firsthand experience in recovery) that provide information to recovery support services for individuals who are seeking help state-wide for various substance use disorders. On any given month, our Resource Navigators provide information to between 900 – 1,300 individuals throughout the state of North Carolina. We provide information via phone calls, mobile text messaging, email, and online live chat through our website.

WE EDUCATE: 

• We provide Community Education on mental health and substance use disorders. 

WE ADVOCATE:

• We Advocate for behavioral health professionals and forward-thinking initiatives to benefit though impacted by addition and mental illness. 

Our Guiding Principles

We value PEOPLE, TEAM and COMMUNITY.

• We collaborate.

• We respect one another.

• We seek to understand one another before we seek to be understood.

• We challenge one another to be better 

• We seek to build bridges even in disagreement.

• We are introspective and reflective

• We see, acknowledge and value differences

• We ask for feedback

• We can lead and follow

• We have fun together

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We value EXCELLENCE

• We do our best and challenge ourselves to learn new skills as needed

• We understand that things change so we are open minded, flexible and forward thinking.

• We take initiative for identifying problems and solutions 

• We see challenges and conflicts as opportunities

• We each hold ourselves and one another accountable for results

• We have a strong work ethic… We get the job done

• We always seek ways to improve

• we dont maintain. we multiply.

• We do not ignore pink elephants

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We value INTEGRITY

• We are honest with ourselves and with one another

• We do the right thing

• We hold ourselves to high ethical and moral standards

• We are good stewards of our resources ( time, money, energy etc.)

• We create transparency with our systems and processes

• We are candid/ We talk straight

• We take responsibility for our actions and inactions. Our successes and failures.​

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ADCNC is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization - we operate with support from the NC Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Use Disorder Services, the federal National Guard Bureau and funds from other community organizations and donors.