Housing, Care Coordination and Behavioral Health: Understanding Access Challenges in Western North Carolina w/Nina Marie Collins - WNC Health Policy Podcast Ep. 28

Mental health and substance use are major public health priorities in Western North Carolina, but accessing behavioral health care can be challenging because of provider shortages, workforce turnover, geographic disparities, fragmented services, and barriers to Medicaid participation. In this episode of the Western North Carolina Health Policy Initiative podcast, Nina Marie Collins draws on a decade of experience in public mental health, peer support, crisis services, and transitions to community living to explain how Western North Carolina’s behavioral health system works—and where it falls short.