In the November 2024 edition of the NC InCKlings newsletter, you’ll find updates, insights, and opportunities to engage with NC InCK. Topics include: Opportunities to Engage with NC InCK NC InCK Care Model Updates Family Navigator Capacity Building Staying Connected To receive future updates, you can email info@ncinck.org to join our mailing list. The November 2024 NC InCKlings ...

Meet Layla, a high school junior who is a passionate student and a committed NC InCK Youth Council member. At school, she is actively involved in the Art Club, Student Government, and Debate Club. Additionally, she is a dedicated member of the National FFA Organization, National Honor Society, and Girl ...

I have served as an Integration Consultant for NC InCK, based out of the NC Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (DJJDP), since November 1, 2021. As I prepare to move on from this work, I have been reflecting on the impact NC InCK has made on juvenile justice-involved ...

Only half of children are fully ready for kindergarten, and only 42% of 3- and 4-year-olds are enrolled in preschool in North Carolina. However, early childhood well visits can support optimal health and well-being and connect children to the community services they need to become kindergarten-ready. In 2023, North Carolina Integrated ...

Throughout 2023, members of the NC InCK Team collaborated with the Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) to create a training module that educates on supporting children’s unique needs in a family-centered way. NC InCK’s participation in this NC AHEC training series (which is available for free statewide) was an ...

NC InCK Intern Pearl Teiko presented the initial results of our community referral pathway at the Academic Pediatric Association Region IV Conference on February 24th, 2024. Pearl represented the hard work of herself and other members of the NC InCK team while introducing the community referral model to pediatric clinicians ...

In the May 2024 edition of the NC InCKlings newsletter, you’ll find updates, insights, and opportunities to engage with NC InCK. Topics include: Opportunities to Engage with NC InCK NC InCK Care Model Successes Family Navigator Capacity Building Alternative Payment Model Updates Check-In With the NC InCK Team NC InCK Council Updates Staying Connected To receive future updates, ...

In March 2023, members of the NC Integrated Care for Kids (NC InCK) model joined a collaborative North Carolina team led by the NC Division of Child and Family Well-Being and Meals4Families, which included partners from the community, education, health care, and state agencies. This group was awarded $750,000 from ...

NC InCK is excited to welcome Chelsea Swanson as NC InCK’s new Managing Director. Chelsea was involved in the model’s initial launch in 2019 and led NC InCK’s behavioral health work in conjunction with her role as a Program Director for the North Carolina Psychiatry Access Line (NC-PAL) through the ...

NC InCK executive team members, Dr. Rushina Cholera, Sarah Allin, Dr. Richard Chung, Dr. Kori Flower, Dan Kimberg, Melissa McDonald, and Dr. Mike Steiner, published a case study sharing early learnings from NC InCK’s approach to whole-child care in the North Carolina Medical Journal.   This article highlights NC InCK’s integration of physical, ...