15 teams from 24 counties and every part of the state,
partnering to prevent suicide in NC
Our State, Our Wellbeing is a 12-month initiative to identify and implement strategies to improve mental health and reduce the number of suicides in North Carolina, launched by Carolina Across 100 and the UNC Suicide Prevention Institute



Meet the “Our State, Our Wellbeing” Community Collaboratives
Carolina Across 100 and UNC Suicide Prevention Institute are partnering with 15 communities from every part of North Carolina to address mental health challenges and prevent suicides. The selected teams are composed of health providers, government agencies, educational institutions, faith-based groups, and civic and nonprofit organizations from 24 counties across the state. Learn more about each team below.

Team Updates
ON AUGUST 31, Carolina Across 100 welcomed members of 15 community teams to the virtual kickoff event for Our State, Our Wellbeing: Partnering to Prevent Suicide in NC. More than 60 community leaders from across the state joined the webinar. Presenters from ncIMPACT and UNC Suicide Prevention highlighted the 24 counties participating in the new program, shared data and insights on suicide and mental health issues in North Carolina, and previewed activities teams will complete ahead of our first in-person gathering. We look forward to welcoming teams to the School of Government for the first Our State, Our Wellbeing forum on October 24 and 25.
ON OCTOBER 24-25, Carolina Across 100 welcomed leaders from 15 community teams to Chapel Hill for the first time for the Our State, Our Wellbeing program. Team members from UNC Suicide Prevention Institute (SPI) and other experts presented sessions on trends in suicide, mental and behavioral health, access to care in North Carolina, and key concepts for suicide prevention. ncIMPACT and SPI also supported the community teams as they worked to establish shared problem definitions, write vision statements for their communities, develop community asset maps, and identify their initial action steps. We look forward to reconnecting with the teams through monthly webinars beginning later in November and bringing the teams back together in Chapel Hill in February.