2018 News Stories about Partners
Denver Citizen: Five things to know about Partners Health Management (October 11, 2018)
Hickory Record: Governor, panel discuss solutions to opioid crisis (August 21, 2018)
Mooresville Tribune: Mooresville Police Department: Program will divert some drug offenders (July 9, 2018)
Lincoln Times News: Hesed House staff sends message of hope (June 18, 2018)
Statesville Free News: SPD begins program to divert low-level drug users to treatment (June 7, 2018)
The Daily Courier: Commissioners hear support and criticism on mental health services decision (June 6, 2018)
Gaston Gazette: Thursday meeting aims to help ‘End the Stigma’ of mental health (June 5, 2018)
Elkin Tribune: Assistance Available for Community Loss (May 30, 2018)
Digital Courier: County leaving Vaya Health, joining Partners Behavioral Health (Apr 17, 2018)
Elkin Tribune: Partners Health Management becomes i2i Champion (April 7, 2018)
Gaston Gazette: Partners goes gold with Healthy Gaston (March 20, 2018)
Hickory Record: Community leaders gather, seek ways to remedy homelessness (March 6, 2018)
Statesville Record & Landmark: Mooresville forum sheds light on addiction (February 26, 2018)
Hickory Record: Groups distribute kits that reverse opioid overdose (February 8, 2018)
Shelby Star: Partners to donate life-saving overdose medication (January 31, 2018)
Gaston Gazette: Partners to donate life-saving overdose medication (January 31, 2018)
Gaston Gazette: Gaston sheriff plans to secure more Narcan as opioid epidemic continues (January 29, 2018)
Statesville Free News: ‘Jake’ a new favorite at Pressly Schools (January 24, 2018)
Elkin Tribune: Emotional state of being as important as exercise, eating well (January 24, 2018)
Mooresville Tribune: Symposium offers ‘Action with Compassion’ (January 22, 2018)
Hickory Record: Juvenile Crime Prevention Council provides 2nd chance to underage delinquents (January 21, 2018)
The News Herald (Morganton): Public safety to receive Narcan kits this month (January 11, 2018)
Statesville Free News: Substance use education forum for community, faith groups set for February (January 11, 2018)
2017
Statesville Record & Landmark: LEAD program will mean treatment, not jail, for some in Iredell (December 19, 2017)
Statesville Record & Landmark: Partners Behavioral earns Distinguished Service Award (December 19, 2017)
Denver Citizen: Grant partners different aspects of health (December 15, 2017)
Statesville Free News: Partners awarded $4M grant to fund youth mental health services (December 6, 2017)
Shelby Star: Meet Kingstown’s first elected female mayor (November 25, 2017)
Gaston Gazette: Partners Health Summit focuses on teens, toxic times (November 13, 2017) – Hard copy only, no link available
Hickory Daily Record: County takes stand against hunger, homelessness (November 10, 2017)
Lincoln Herald: Catawba County Takes A Stand Against Hunger, Homelessness (November 9, 2017)
Elkin Tribune: Consideration for vets, others makes week of Veterans Day events (November 5, 2017)
Statesville Record & Landmark: Provider asks Iredell County to replace federal homeless funds (November 3, 2017)
Lincoln Times-News: Local nonprofits come together to help fill the gaps in service (October 28, 2017)
Statesville Record & Landmark: New Iredell group meets needs of IDD adults who don’t qualify for other programs (October 23, 2017)
Shelby Star: New route to hospital, grocery store and more (October 11, 2017)
The News Herald (Morganton): Annual Family Day to provide free food, fun activities (September 21, 2017)
The News Herald (Morganton): Community breakfast forum to focus on substance abuse (September 19, 2017)
Hickory Record: EMS, Partners BHM train 105 Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputies on utilizing overdose kits (September 6, 2017)
Hickory Record: Catawba County Commissioners discuss merits of naloxone overdose kits (September 6, 2017)
Lincoln Herald: Deputies Complete Training To Administer Opioid Overdose Drug (August 31, 2017)
Statesville Record & Landmark: Impact Health of Iredell facility promises to treat body and mind (August 30, 2017)
Statesville Free News: Impact Health of Iredell begins whole-person integrative health mission (August 30, 2017)
The News Herald (Morganton): Annual homeless count statistics released (August 29, 2017)
FOX46: Lincoln County officers to receive drugs to help fight opioid overdoses (August 28, 2017)
Statesville Free News: Impact Health of Iredell: A new tool in treatment of addiction, mental illness (August 28, 2017)
Denver Weekly: Funding decreases, walk-ins up for Wellness Center (August 25, 2017)
The Yadkin Ripple: Peer support available for sufferers of opioid addiction (August 24, 2017)
Gaston Gazette: Firefighters donated naloxone to battle opioid crisis (August 6, 2017)
WSOC-TV: Opioid Overdose Drug Training for Lincolnton Fire Department (August 6, 2017, 10:00 p.m. newscast) – No link available
Hickory Record: Partners Behavioral Management, Lincolnton Fire pair up with overdose kits (August 5, 2017)
NC Health News: Most Mental Health Management Organizations to See Additional Trim (August 4, 2017)
Lincoln Herald: Opioid Overdose Training For Lincolnton Fire Department (August 3, 2017)
Statesville Record & Landmark: OPIOIDS IN IREDELL, PART III: Programs, treatment in place to help addicts (August 1, 2017)
Lincoln Times-News: LFD and LCSO to carry overdose-reversal drug (August 1, 2017)
Hickory Record: ’13 Reasons Why’ raises suicide questions in Hickory-area schools (July 31, 2017)
WAME 92.9 Radio Morning Show Interview: Impact Health of Iredell Announcement & Whole Person Integrated Care with Jennifer Greene & Jerry Campbell (July 28, 2017)
Lincoln Times-News: EMS first responders face ugly aftermath of opioid addiction (July 14, 2017)
Charlotte Observer: Hooked on heroin, she sat 2 days in an ER. Hospitals say you pay for this stay, too. (July 12, 2017)
Elkin Tribune: Opioid epidemic topic of meeting – Programs suggested to address local challenges (June 22, 2017)
Hickory Daily Record: National expert partners with groups to combat opioid abuse (June 22, 2017)
Shelby Star: Battling the opioid epidemic in Cleveland (June 17, 2017)
Hickory Daily Record: Partners Health Management shares first-aid training with Hickory community (May 31, 2017)
The News Herald (Morganton): Mental Health Forum addresses needs, symptoms (May 23, 2017)
The News Herald (Morganton): Foster care numbers grow (May 21, 2017)
Hickory Daily Record: Catawba Valley organizations share measures to prevent suicide (May 13, 2017)
Gaston Gazette: Threatened suicides on rise at Gastonia bridges (May 10, 2017)
Hickory Daily Record: Identifying, treating Catawba Valley residents suffering mental health crises, drug abuse, thoughts of suicide (April 30, 2017)
Gaston Gazette: Battling opioid addiction takes community effort (April 8, 2017)
Lincoln Herald: NC Attorney General Visits Gastonia (March 23, 2017)
Lincoln Times-News: Lincoln County EMS launches “alternative destination” program (March 22, 2017)
Gaston Gazette: Opioid Round Table Discussion (March 22, 2017)
Gaston Gazette: Gaston leaders, Attorney General talk opioid addiction (March 22, 2017)
Gaston Gazette: Attorney General to talk addiction at Gastonia meeting (March 20, 2017)
News & Observer: NC mental health system needs rebuilding (March 20, 2017)
Yadkin Ripple: Students get a taste of the ‘real world’ (March 16, 2017)
Lincoln Times-News: LPD officers equipped with overdose-reversal drug (March 13, 2017)
Lincoln Times-News: OUR VIEW — Officers carrying Narcan save lives (March 13, 2017)
Hickory Daily Record: Partners Behavioral Health shares 2016 report with county commissioners (March 8, 2017)
Statesville Record & Landmark: Iredell health professionals talk ways to end opioid abuse epidemic (February 26, 2017)
Lincoln Times-News: Chamber to oversee Lincolnton events and marketing coordinator (February 20, 2017)
Lincoln Herald: Familiar Faces, New Places (February 14, 2017)
Hickory Daily Record: Overdose reversal kits to be distributed in Catawba County (February 1, 2017)
North Carolina Health News: A Place to Go for Prompt Help with Behavioral Health Problems (February 1, 2017)
Time Warner Cable News/Spectrum News: NC First Responders Trained to Use Opioid Overdose Reversal Medication (January 27, 2017)