About Us > Who We Are

The Durham Center manages mental health, developmental disability and substance abuse services in Durham County. Although we do not actually provide services, our job is to ensure that local citizens who seek help receive the quality services and supports they are eligible for to help them achieve their goals and live as independently as possible. These services are delivered by a network of private providers who contract with The Durham Center.

Services that respect and support you:
They build on your strengths, promote your recovery, respect your culture, are flexible to respond to your unique and changing needs.

Services that respond to real life needs:
An array of community services provided by your choice of provider, and active connections to housing, social support, legal assistance and other everyday needs.

Services that are effective:
Based in research about what works and measured by best-practice quality standards.

Services that are linked and coordinated:
Using teamwork to help connect your services and supports, providing a “no wrong door” approach so you can get the services and supports you need from multiple community agencies.

The Durham Center has been awarded a CARF Three-Year Accreditation for its Services Management Network.