At Cape Fear Valley Health, our compassionate medical team offers top-notch mental healthcare for children, teens, adults and families. We offer access to all levels of care under one healthcare system, which enhances the coordination of quality care.

Our Approach to Behavioral Health Services

Your mental health and well-being are vital for your overall health. As the largest provider, we offer the most comprehensive behavioral health services in Cumberland County and a six-county area.

If you or a loved one are experiencing symptoms of mental illness, take action. Don’t be embarrassed to ask for help. Address the symptoms early.

Symptoms and warning signs

  • Too much sleep or trouble sleeping
  • Trouble focusing or having racing thoughts
  • Changes in appetite
  • Isolating yourself from others or losing interest in things you once enjoyed
  • Irritability or having a short temper

If you’re thinking about hurting yourself, either go to the Cape Fear Valley Health Emergency Department or call 911.

How your journey with us begins

Our behavioral health professionals can help identify the underlying disease and plan an appropriate course of action to put you on a path toward overall health.

All levels of care in one healthcare system

  • Adolescent behavioral health services
  • Adolescent inpatient health services
  • Emergency psychiatric care
  • Inpatient behavioral health services
  • Telehealth
  • Triage and outpatient care for children, adolescents and adults

Your care team

Our multidisciplinary team works together to diagnose, treat your condition, provide your care and support you. Your care team might include:

  • Board-certified adult psychiatrists
  • Board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrists
  • Case manager
  • Licensed clinical addiction specialist
  • Licensed clinical psychologist
  • Licensed clinical social worker
  • Licensed nurse practitioners
  • Licensed physician assistants
  • Licensed professional counselor
  • Master’s-level licensed adult and child psychotherapists
  • Mental health specialists
  • Psychiatry residents
  • Psychotherapists
  • Recreational therapists
  • Registered nurses

Cape Fear Valley Health’s Community Mental Health Center uses a person-centered approach emphasizing choice, collaboration and empowerment.

Why Choose Cape Fear Valley Health for Behavioral Health Services?

  • We are known as the largest healthcare system offering behavioral health services in Cumberland County and the six-county area. We have 35,000 office visits annually.

  • Cape Fear Valley Health is accredited by The Joint Commission and licensed by the state of North Carolina. This means your healthcare provider meets the most rigorous quality and safety standards for behavioral services care.

  • If you’re seeking mental health services, you’ll have a team trained in using a person-centered approach. They emphasize choice, collaboration and empowerment.

  • If you are diagnosed with a mental disorder, you’ll have access to the full range of Cape Fear Valley Health services. Patients choose us because our friendly doctors and staff love the community we serve.

  • The Community Mental Health Center at Cape Fear Valley accepts Tricare, Medicaid, Medicare and most private insurances. We also offer a sliding fee scale adjusted for a patient’s ability to pay. Services are available to all Cumberland County residents regardless of insurance status or ability to pay.

Schedule an Appointment

Make an appointment with one of our behavioral health providers.