The Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, & Substance Abuse Services met on September 8, 2010. The agenda is online here. The handouts from the committee are posted on the legislature's website here.
During the Secretary's remarks, he discussed the state psychiatric facilities. An October 1 groundbreaking is scheduled for the new Cherry hospital in Goldsboro. The groundbreaking on the new Broughton hospital in Morganton is scheduled for the Spring. Although the legislature will technically have a chance to veto the decision to close Dix hospital in Raleigh, he discussed the plans to close that facility. The department is increasing the number of beds at Cherry and Broughton to maintain the current number of beds. A 26 bed minimum forensic unit will remain open at Dix.
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