Report Resources
NC Involuntary Commitment policies, laws
- 1973 NC IVC Policy
SL1973-1408.pdf - Current NC Policy on both Voluntary and Involuntary Treatment
G.S. 122C Article 5 - Successive 7-day petitions (122C-263 (d)(2)
G.S. 122C-263 - Senate Bill 630, Session Law 2018-33
S630v5.pdf - Law enforcement duties; first examinations
G.S. 122C-263 - IVC and parent rights statute
G.S. 15A-1212 - NC IVC law 1979
Involuntary Civil Commitment in North Carolina: The Result of the 1979 Statutory Changes - IVC policy 1973
SL1973-1408.pdf - Definitions of mentally ill, dangerous
SL1973-1408.pdf - Fourteenth Amendment
https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/amdt14-S1-3/ALDE_00013743/ - IVC 10-day hearing statute
https://www.ncleg.net/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/PDF/BySection/Chapter_122C/GS_122C-268.pdf
Americans with Disabilities Act
Introduction to the Americans with Disabilities Act | ADA.gov
Certified Examiners
- Qualified Physician conducts first eval 122-58(a)
SL1973-1408.pdf - Masters Level first examiners 263.1(a), (b)
G.S. 122C-263.1 - Process to become certified first examiner
List of NC Certified Examiners - IVC commitment examiner database
Index – My ASP.NET Application
NC DHHS resources
- Crisis services
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/mental-health-developmental-disabilities-and-substance-use-services/crisis-services - IVC process
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/ivc - IVC Custody and Treatment Facilities
NC Facilities Designated for the Custody and Treatment of Individuals Under Petitions for Involuntary Commitment | NCDHHS - NCDHHS 2024-2029 Strategic Plan
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/documents/dmhddsus-strategic-plan-2024-1029/open - NC Division of Health Service Regulation (DHSR) licensure and certification
NC DHSR: Acute and Home Care Licensure Section - How to file a DHSR complaint
NC DHSR: Complaint Intake and Health Care Personnel Investigations Section - Price transparency state psychiatric hospitals
Price Transparency | NCDHHS - NC medical debt relief
NC Medical Debt | NCDHHS
Collateral Costs of IVC
- NC Juror challenge for cause statute
https://www.ncleg.gov/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bysection/chapter_15a/gs_15a-1212.html - Termination of Parental Rights
https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/byarticle/chapter_7b/article_11.html
7B-1111 (a)(6)
Mental incapacity as grounds for termination of parental rights - Driver License revocation
https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/PDF/BySection/Chapter_20/GS_20-17.1.pdf
20-17.1(b) - Federal statute prohibiting firearms for IVC
18 USC 922: Unlawful acts - NC IVC expunction statute
G.S. 122C-54 - NC national register reporting for IVC
Chapter - NC gun reporting article
NC doubles reporting of mentally ill to federal gun database | Charlotte Observer - FBI firearm check
Firearms Checks (NICS) — FBI
Trauma Informed approaches
- What is Trauma-Informed Care? – Trauma-Informed Care Implementation Resource Center
- SAMHSA trauma informed approach
Infographic: 6 Guiding Principles to a Trauma-informed Approach | SAMHSA
Peer Support/Innovation
- Cherene Caraco Linked In
(22) Cherene Allen-Caraco | LinkedIn - Promise Resource Network – peer led organization
Promise Resource Network | Recovery Focused. Wellness Driven. - DRNC PAIMI Advisory Council
PAIMI Advisory Council – DRNC - Tracy Boggiano
Tracy Boggiano’s SQL Server Blog - Raleigh, NC peer run respite
The Retreat @ Fernwood | Promise Resource Network - Charlotte, NC peer run respite
Retreat @ The Plaza | Promise Resource Network - Peer support to reduce inpatient hospitalization
An Assessment of Innovative Models of Peer Support Services in Behavioral Health to Reduce Preventable Acute Hospitalization and Readmissions | ASPE - NC Warmline
NC Peer Warmline: 1-855-PEERS-NC | NCDHHS - NC Warmline dashboard
Workbook: 988 and PWL Performance Dashboard - SAMHSA peer support for recovery
Peer Support Workers for those in Recovery | SAMHSA - What peer support does
Value of Peers Infographics: General Peer Support - NC DHHS commits $4m to expand peer support services
NCDHHS Announces Funds to Expand Recovery Services to Assist Those with Substance Use Disorder, Eight Sites Awarded Grants | NCDHHS - Peer support certification and scholarship
Information for Peer Support Specialists | NCDHHS - GreenTree peer support program Winston-Salem NC
GreenTree Peer Support Program – Growing Mental Wellness - GreenTree, a refuge
Refuge for patients in mental distress after the ER – NC Health News - GreenTree, Laurie Coker
https://www.daviecountync.gov/DocumentCenter/View/14460/Time-to-Talk-Mental-Health—Green-Tree-Peer-Center-PDF - GreenTree, youth peer support
Youth Support – GreenTree Peer Support Program - GreenTree overnight crisis help
The Refuge – GreenTree Peer Support Program - Dr. Nora Dennis
Team — Jubilee Healing Farm - Jubilee Healing Farm, Hillsborough NC
Jubilee Healing Farm - Jubilee Healing Farm invite
Open Farm This Saturday! - Jubilee Healing Farm workshops
Volunteer Hours on Wednesday - Durham Community Safety Department
Community Safety | Durham, NC - Holistic Empathetic Assistive Response Team (HEART)
HEART (Holistic Empathetic Assistive Response Team) – Network of Care Service Directory - Indy Week, HEART seeks funding boost
Durham’s HEART Program Seeks Funding Boost to Operate 24/7 - HEART on-line dashboard
Microsoft Power BI
Magistrates, forms
- Affidavit before the clerk
G.S. 122C-261 - Custody Order Form
Fsp302 - Duties of Law Enforcement; First Examination
G.S. 122C-263 - Magistrate Standard of Proof
G.S. 122C-261 - Magistrate Qualifications
G.S. 7A-171.2 - Magistrate statutory training
G.S. 7A-177 - Magistrate Training/UNC School of Government
Magistrates | UNC School of Government - Magistrate IVC Training/UNC School of Government
Involuntary Commitment for Magistrates | UNC School of Government - IVC Training Agenda for magistrates
IVC 2025 Notebook – Digital Notebook.pdf
Foster children, others “dumped” in EDs
- EMTALA
https://oig.hhs.gov/reports/featured/emtala/ - DSS dumps foster kids in Eds
https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/investigations/lawsuit-north-carolina-mecklenburg-foster-care-kids-children/275-cdae3bd2-3ffa-424e-a539-06cd169b91e7 - Emergency funds for foster children
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/news/press-releases/2024/02/02/emergency-placement-funds-help-counties-provide-appropriate-placements-children-dss-custody
Transportation
- Psychiatric patients handcuffed in police cars
https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2020/12/14/more-nc-psych-patients-are-ending-up-handcuffed-in-a-police-car-why/ - Sheriffs want mental health workers to transport psychiatric patients
https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2022/05/23/sheriffs-want-out-of-involuntary-commitment/ - Custody and transportation law
https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bysection/chapter_122c/gs_122c-251.html - Form for family to request transport
https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/documents/forms/sp902.pdf?VersionId=IJSzyDmdPkLYOYRH8iAsSFOshL7up4DE - Non-law enforcement transport pilot program
https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2025/02/03/nc-end-police-involvement-transporting-mental-health-patients/ - Counties leave patient transport to sheriffs
https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2021/03/23/psychiatric-patient-involuntary-commitment-transport-in-sheriffs-hands/ - Report on law enforcement professionalism
Microsoft Word – NCSA – Report on Law Enforcement Professionalism – Update Jan 2022 - Lack of mental health services burdens sheriffs
https://www.transylvaniatimes.com/news/lack-of-mental-health-services-burdens-sheriff-s-office/article_7351e868-2da2-485a-b1e2-4be602b3163e.html - Alternatives to police transport in IVC/Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law
https://wcsj.law.duke.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Changing-the-Route.pdf - NCDHHS invests $20m in transport
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/news/press-releases/2024/12/20/ncdhhs-invests-20-million-transportation-program-people-experiencing-mental-health-crisis - Healthcare not handcuffs $20m investment
‘Healthcare not handcuffs’: NC Department of Health invests $20 million in mental health transportation program - Non-law enforcement transport request for proposals
30-25047-DMH–NLET RFP · eVP
Telepsychiatry
- NC Telepsychiatry (NC STEP)
Home | NC Statewide Telepsychiatry Program | ECU - NC telepsychiatry initiative
Statewide Telepsychiatry Program | NCDHHS - ECU Advisory Board reports on NC STEP
Quarterly Advisory Board Reports | NC Statewide Telepsychiatry Program | ECU
Data reporting
- Reporting content requirements statute
G.S. 122C-255 - Local plan and data submission statute
G.S. 122C-294 - January 2025 Joint Legislative Oversight Committee report
92867 - Florida Baker Act dashboard
Baker Act Dashboard | Florida DCF
Cited Cases
- Self representation and mental capacity
Indiana v. Edwards, 554 U.S. 164, 178 (2008) - First commitment examination – in-person
McLean v. Sale, 54 N.C. App. 538, 542-43 (1981) - Two commitment examinations, 10-day hearing
In re: Zollicoffer, 165 N.C. App. 462, 468 (2004) - Commitment hearing standard of proof
In re: Nowell, 293 N.C. 235, 247 (1977) - US Supreme Court civil commitment hearing standard of proof
Addington v. Texas, 441 U.S. 418, 433 (1979) - Significant curtailment of liberty
In re J.R., 383 N.C. 273 (2022)
News articles, research, reports
- National Library of Medicine
Investigating the impact of involuntary psychiatric hospitalization on youth and young adult trust and help-seeking in pathways to care – PubMed - NC Health News series “Seeking Help and Getting Handcuffed,” 2000-2025
https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/seeking-help-and-getting-handcuffed/ - Teens in EDS
When the ER is the only option | NC Health News - Young girl involuntarily committed
Parents say child was sexually assaulted in psych hospital – NC Health News - Gottstein, et al – improving mental health outcomes
Report on Improving Mental Health Outcomes - Nothing about us without us
“Nothing About Us Without Us” — Mantra for a Movement | HuffPost Contributor - Trieste model
Case Study: Trieste | Living Well UK - NC College of Emergency Professionals talking points on ED boarding
Boarding-Talking-Points-2023.pdf - Nursing workforce on treatment delays
NCIOM-Nursing-Task-Force_Time-For-Action.pdf - Discharge suicide rate memorandum
LOS_Injury-and-Violence-Prevention-Branch_2025-to-Emergency-Medical-Providers.pdf - Suicide prevention strategy 2024
Emergency Department Best Practices: Care Transitions for Individuals with Suicide Risk | National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention - Suicide risks best practices
Care Transitions | National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention - Action Alliance suicide prevention
Home Page | National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention - NC did not track mental health commitment data
Finding mental health data NC doesn’t track – North Carolina Health News - Updated commitment data
Mental health data show ‘unsustainable’ emergency department burden | NC Health News - Medical debt Kaiser Family Foundation
The burden of medical debt in the United States – Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker