Community Consultations 
    The goals of the Cumberland County Mental Health Center are to prevent substance abuse/ mental and emotional disorders, provide early identification and treatment of those problems when they occur, and minimize their debilitating effects. Prevention services helps to achieve these goals through substance abuse/mental health consultations and education for service providers, community agencies and the public. Consultation helps to prevent and control substance abuse/mental and emotional disorders in the community and to strengthen the skills and understanding of service providers. 

Prevention Activities
    Prevention Services seek to prevent the occurrence of substance abuse and mental illness. Primary prevention consists of those activities undertaken to reduce the incidence of new cases of mental health and substance abuse problems in the community. Our services are specifically designed in accordance with the prevention strategies mandated by the state of North Carolina. They are:

• Information Dissemination
• Prevention Education
• Alternative Activities
• Problem Identification and Referral
• Community Capacity Development
• Promotion of Public Policy 

Speaker’s Bureau Information 
    The Cumberland County Mental Health Center is a community service organization. Our staff is eager to share knowledge and expertise with area organizations, schools, churches, and the news media. 

Public Awareness Information 
    The Public Awareness program makes use of various modes of communication such as radio, television, pamphlets, newspaper articles and public awareness campaigns.