Local Management Entities (LMEs) are where you go to find information on receiving mental health, developmental disability or substance abuse services in your county. LMEs will also help you with complaints about your services. They are available 24 hours a day. In order to find your LME, they are listed below by county. There is also a list by LME name.
NC Council of Community Programs | NC Association of County Commissioners | February 2012 LME map (PDF)
Alamance-Caswell
LME
319 N. Graham Hopedale Road, Suite A
Burlington, NC 27217
Phone: 336-513-4200, Ext: 4216
Fax: 336-513-2097
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 888-543-1444
Interim Executive Director: Debra Welch
Smoky Mountain Center
44 Bonnie Lane
Sylva, NC 28779
Phone: 828-586-5501
Fax: 828-586-3965
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-849-6127
Area Director: Brian Ingraham
Smoky Mountain Center
44 Bonnie Lane
Sylva, NC 28779
Phone: 828-586-5501
Fax: 828-586-3965
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-849-6127
Area Director: Brian Ingraham
Sandhills Center for MH/DD/SAS
PO Box 9
West End, NC 27376-0009
Phone: 910-673-9111
Fax: 910-673-6202
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-256-2452
Interim Area Director: Victoria Whitt
Smoky Mountain Center
44 Bonnie Lane
Sylva, NC 28779
Phone: 828-586-5501
Fax: 828-586-3965
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-849-6127
Area Director: Brian Ingraham
Smoky Mountain Center
44 Bonnie Lane
Sylva, NC 28779
Phone: 828-586-5501
Fax: 828-586-3965
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-849-6127
Area Director: Brian Ingraham
East Carolina Behavioral Health
800 Cardinal Road
PO Box 1636
New Bern, NC 28563
Phone: 252-636-1510
Fax: 252-633-1237
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 877-685-2415
CEO: Leza Wainwright
East Carolina Behavioral Health
800 Cardinal Road
PO Box 1636
New Bern, NC 28563
Phone: 252-636-1510
Fax: 252-633-1237
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 877-685-2415
CEO: Leza Wainwright
Southeastern Regional MH/DD/SA Services
450 Country Club Road
Lumberton, N. C. 28360
Phone: 910-738-5261
Fax: 910-738-8230
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-670-6871
Interim Area Director & CEO: Jeanette Jordan-Huffam
Southeastern Center for MH/DD/SAS
2023 S. 17th St.
PO Box 4147
Wilmington, NC 28406
Phone: 910-332-6888
Fax: 910-796-3133
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 866-875-1757
LME Area Director: Foster Norman
Western Highlands Network
356 Biltmore Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801-4594
Phone: 828-225-2800
Fax: 828-252-9584
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-951-3792
CEO: Arthur D Carder, Jr.
Mental Health Partners
1985 Tate Blvd. SE Suite 529
Hickory, NC 28602
Phone: 828-327-2595
Fax: 828-325-9826
24-hour Access / Crisis Number:877-327-2593
Area Director: John Hardy
PBH
4855 Milestone Avenue
Kannapolis, NC 28081
Phone: 704-939-7700
Fax: 704-721-7010
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-939-5911
Area Director: Pam Shipman
Smoky Mountain Center
44 Bonnie Lane
Sylva, NC 28779
Phone: 828-586-5501
Fax: 828-586-3965
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-849-6127
Area Director: Brian Ingraham
East Carolina Behavioral Health
800 Cardinal Road
PO Box 1636
New Bern, NC 28563
Phone: 252-636-1510
Fax: 252-633-1237
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 877-685-2415
CEO: Leza Wainwright
Onslow Carteret Behavioral Healthcare Services
165 Center Street
Jacksonville, NC 28546
Phone: 910-219-8000
Fax: 910-219-8072
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 888-737-0327
Area Director: Mark Besen
Alamance-Caswell LME
319 N. Graham Hopedale Road, Suite A
Burlington, NC 27217
Phone: 336-513-4200, Ext: 4216
Fax: 336-513-2097
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 888-543-1444
Interim Executive Director: Debra Welch
Mental Health Partners
1985 Tate Blvd. SE Suite 529
Hickory, NC 28602
Phone: 828-327-2595
Fax: 828-325-9826
24-hour Access / Crisis Number:877-327-2593
Area Director: John Hardy
Orange-Person-Chatham MH/DD/SA Authority
100 Europa Dr. Suite 490
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Phone: 919-913-4000
Fax: 919-913-4003
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-233-6834
Area Director: Judy Truitt
Smoky Mountain Center
44 Bonnie Lane
Sylva, NC 28779
Phone: 828-586-5501
Fax: 828-586-3965
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-849-6127
Area Director: Brian Ingraham
East Carolina Behavioral Health
800 Cardinal Road
PO Box 1636
New Bern, NC 28563
Phone: 252-636-1510
Fax: 252-633-1237
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 877-685-2415
Area Director: Leza Wainwright
Smoky Mountain Center
44 Bonnie Lane
Sylva, NC 28779
Phone: 828-586-5501
Fax: 828-586-3965
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-849-6127
Area Director: Brian Ingraham
Pathways MH/DD/SA
901 S. New Hope Rd.
Gastonia, NC 28054
Phone: 704-884-2501
Fax: 704-854-4809
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-898-5898
Area Director: W. Rhett Melton
Southeastern Regional MH/DD/SA Services
450 Country Club Road
Lumberton, N. C. 28360
Phone: 910-738-5261
Fax: 910-738-8230
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-670-6871
Interim Area Director & CEO: Jeanette Jordan-Huffam
East Carolina Behavioral Health
800 Cardinal Road
PO Box 1636
New Bern, NC 28563
Phone: 252-636-1510
Fax: 252-633-1237
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 877-685-2415
CEO: Leza Wainwright
Cumberland County Mental Health Center
711 Executive Place
PO Box 3069
Fayetteville, NC 28302-3069
Phone: 910-323-0601
Fax: 910-323-0096
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 877-223-4617
Area Director: Hank Debnam
East Carolina Behavioral Health
800 Cardinal Road
PO Box 1636
New Bern, NC 28563
Phone: 252-636-1510
Fax: 252-633-1237
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 877-685-2415
CEO: Leza Wainwright
East Carolina Behavioral Health
800 Cardinal Road
PO Box 1636
New Bern, NC 28563
Phone: 252-636-1510
Fax: 252-633-1237
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 877-685-2415
CEO: Leza Wainwright
PBH
4855 Milestone Avenue
Kannapolis, NC 28081
Phone: 704-939-7700
Fax: 704-721-7010
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-939-5911
Area Director: Pam Shipman
CenterPoint Human Services
4045 University Parkway
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
Phone: 336-714-9100
Fax: 336-714-9111
24-hour Access/
Crisis Number:
888-581-9988
CEO/Area Director: Betty Taylor
Eastpointe
100 S. James St.
Goldsboro, NC 27530
Phone: 919-731-1133
Fax: 919-731-1333
24-hour Access/
Crisis Number:
800-913-6109
Area Director:Ken Jones
The Durham Center
414 East Main Street
Durham, NC 27701
Phone: 919-560-7100
Fax: 919-560-7250
24-hour Access/
Crisis Number:
800-510-9132
Area Director: Ellen S. Holliman
The Beacon Center
500 Nash Medical Arts Mall
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Phone: 252-937-8141
Fax: 252-443-9574
24-hour Access/
Crisis Number:
888-893-8640
Area Director: Karen Salacki
CenterPoint Human Services
4045 University Parkway
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
Phone: 336-714-9100
Fax: 336-714-9111
24-hour Access/
Crisis Number:
888-581-9988
CEO/Area Director: Betty Taylor
Five County Mental Health Authority
134 South Garnett St.
Henderson, NC 27536
Phone: 252-430-1330
Fax: 252-431-3463
24-hour Access/
Crisis Number:
877-619-3761
Area Director: Valerie Hennike
Pathways MH/DD/SA
901 S. New Hope Rd.
Gastonia, NC 28054
Phone: 704-884-2501
Fax: 704-854-4809
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-898-5898
Area Director:W. Rhett Melton
East Carolina Behavioral Health
800 Cardinal Road
PO Box 1636
New Bern, NC 28563
Phone: 252-636-1510
Fax: 252-633-1237
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 877-685-2415
CEO: Leza Wainwright
Smoky Mountain Center
44 Bonnie Lane
Sylva, NC 28779
Phone: 828-586-5501
Fax: 828-586-3965
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-849-6127
Area Director: Brian Ingraham
Five County Mental Health Authority
134 South Garnett St.
Henderson, NC 27536
Phone: 252-430-1330
Fax: 252-431-3463
24-hour Access/
Crisis Number: 877-619-3761
Area Director: Valerie Hennike
The Beacon Center
500 Nash Medical Arts Mall
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Phone: 252-937-8141
Fax: 252-443-9574
24-hour Access/
Crisis Number: 888-893-8640
Area Director: Karen Salacki
Guilford Center for Behavioral Health and Disability Services
201 N. Eugene St.
Greensboro, NC 27401
Phone: 336-641-4981
Fax: 336-641-7761
24-hour Access/
Crisis Number:
800-853-5163
Interim Area Director: Anthony Ward
Five County Mental Health Authority
134 South Garnett St.
Henderson, NC 27536
Phone: 252-430-1330
Fax: 252-431-3463
24-hour Access/
Crisis Number: 877-619-3761
Area Director: Valerie Hennike
Sandhills Center for MH/DD/SAS
PO Box 9
West End, NC 27376-0009
Phone: 910-673-9111
Fax: 910-673-6202
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-256-2452
Interim Area Director: Victoria Whitt
Smoky Mountain Center
44 Bonnie Lane
Sylva, NC 28779
Phone: 828-586-5501
Fax: 828-586-3965
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-849-6127
Area Director: Brian Ingraham
Western Highlands Network
356 Biltmore Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801-4594
Phone: 828-225-2800
Fax: 828-252-9584
24-hour Access/
Crisis Number:
800-951-3792
CEO: Arthur D Carder, Jr.
East Carolina Behavioral Health
800 Cardinal Road
PO Box 1636
New Bern, NC 28563
Phone: 252-636-1510
Fax: 252-633-1237
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 877-685-2415
CEO: Leza Wainwright
Sandhills Center for MH/DD/SAS
PO Box 9
West End, NC 27376-0009
Phone: 910-673-9111
Fax: 910-673-6202
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-256-2452
Interim Area Director: Victoria Whitt
East Carolina Behavioral Health
800 Cardinal Road
PO Box 1636
New Bern, NC 28563
Phone: 252-636-1510
Fax: 252-633-1237
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 877-685-2415
CEO: Leza Wainwright
Crossroads Behavioral Healthcare
200 Elkin Business Park Drive
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: 336-835-1000
Fax: 336-835-1002
24-hour Access/
Crisis Number:
888-235-4673
CEO/Area Director:David Swann
Smoky Mountain Center
44 Bonnie Lane
Sylva, NC 28779
Phone: 828-586-5501
Fax: 828-586-3965
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-849-6127
Area Director: Brian Ingraham
Johnston County Area MH/DD/SA Authority
PO Box 411, 521 N. Brightleaf Blvd.
Smithfield, NC 27577-0411
Phone: 919-989-5500
Fax: 919-989-5532
24-hour Access/
Crisis Number:
888-815-8934
Area Director:Janis Nutt
East Carolina Behavioral Health
800 Cardinal Road
PO Box 1636
New Bern, NC 28563
Phone: 252-636-1510
Fax: 252-633-1237
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 877-685-2415
CEO: Leza Wainwright
Sandhills Center for MH/DD/SAS
PO Box 9
West End, NC 27376-0009
Phone: 910-673-9111
Fax: 910-673-6202
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-256-2452
Interim Area Director: Victoria Whitt
Eastpointe
100 S. James St.
Goldsboro, NC 27530
Phone: 919-731-1133
Fax: 919-731-1333
24-hour Access/
Crisis Number: 800-913-6109
Area Director:Ken Jones
Pathways MH/DD/SA
901 S. New Hope Rd.
Gastonia, NC 28054
Phone: 704-884-2501
Fax: 704-854-4809
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-898-5898
Area Director:W. Rhett Melton
Smoky Mountain Center
44 Bonnie Lane
Sylva, NC 28779
Phone: 828-586-5501
Fax: 828-586-3965
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-849-6127
Area Director: Brian Ingraham
Western Highlands Network
356 Biltmore Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801-4594
Phone: 828-225-2800
Fax: 828-252-9584
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-951-3792
CEO: Arthur D Carder, Jr.
East Carolina Behavioral Health
800 Cardinal Road
PO Box 1636
New Bern, NC 28563
Phone: 252-636-1510
Fax: 252-633-1237
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 877-685-2415
CEO: Leza Wainwright
Smoky Mountain Center
44 Bonnie Lane
Sylva, NC 28779
Phone: 828-586-5501
Fax: 828-586-3965
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-849-6127
Area Director: Brian Ingraham
Mecklenburg County Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services
429 Billingsley Road
Charlotte, NC 28211-1098
Phone: 704-336-2023
Fax: 704-336-4383
24-hour Access/
Crisis Number:
877-700-3001
Acting Area Director:
Western Highlands Network
356 Biltmore Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801-4594
Phone: 828-225-2800
Fax: 828-252-9584
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-951-3792
CEO: Arthur D Carder, Jr.
Sandhills Center for MH/DD/SAS
PO Box 9
West End, NC 27376-0009
Phone: 910-673-9111
Fax: 910-673-6202
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-256-2452
Interim Area Director: Victoria Whitt
Sandhills Center for MH/DD/SAS
PO Box 9
West End, NC 27376-0009
Phone: 910-673-9111
Fax: 910-673-6202
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-256-2452
Interim Area Director: Victoria Whitt
The Beacon Center
500 Nash Medical Arts Mall
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Phone: 252-937-8141
Fax: 252-443-9574
24-hour Access/
Crisis Number: 888-893-8640
Area Director: Karen Salacki
Southeastern Center for MH/DD/SAS
2023 S. 17th St.
PO Box 4147
Wilmington, NC 28406
Phone: 910-332-6888
Fax: 910-796-3133
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 866-875-1757
LME Area Director: Foster Norman
East Carolina Behavioral Health
800 Cardinal Road
PO Box 1636
New Bern, NC 28563
Phone: 252-636-1510
Fax: 252-633-1237
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 877-685-2415
CEO: Leza Wainwright
Onslow Carteret Behavioral Healthcare Services
165 Center Street
Jacksonville, NC 28546
Phone: 910-219-8000
Fax: 910-219-8072
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 888-737-0327
Area Director: Mark Besen
Orange-Person-Chatham MH/DD/SA Authority
100 Europa Dr. Suite 490
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Phone: 919-913-4000
Fax: 919-913-4003
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-233-6834
Area Director: Judy Truitt
East Carolina Behavioral Health
800 Cardinal Road
PO Box 1636
New Bern, NC 28563
Phone: 252-636-1510
Fax: 252-633-1237
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 877-685-2415
CEO: Leza Wainwright
East Carolina Behavioral Health
800 Cardinal Road
PO Box 1636
New Bern, NC 28563
Phone: 252-636-1510
Fax: 252-633-1237
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 877-685-2415
CEO: Leza Wainwright
Southeastern Center for MH/DD/SAS
2023 S. 17th St.
PO Box 4147
Wilmington, NC 28406
Phone: 910-332-6888
Fax: 910-796-3133
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 866-875-1757
LME Area Director: Foster Norman
East Carolina Behavioral Health
800 Cardinal Road
PO Box 1636
New Bern, NC 28563
Phone: 252-636-1510
Fax: 252-633-1237
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 877-685-2415
CEO: Leza Wainwright
Orange-Person-Chatham MH/DD/SA Authority
100 Europa Dr. Suite 490
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Phone: 919-913-4000
Fax: 919-913-4003
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-233-6834
Area Director: Judy Truitt
East Carolina Behavioral Health
800 Cardinal Road
PO Box 1636
New Bern, NC 28563
Phone: 252-636-1510
Fax: 252-633-1237
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 877-685-2415
CEO: Leza Wainwright
Western Highlands Network
356 Biltmore Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801-4594
Phone: 828-225-2800
Fax: 828-252-9584
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-951-3792
CEO: Arthur D Carder, Jr.
Sandhills Center for MH/DD/SAS
PO Box 9
West End, NC 27376-0009
Phone: 910-673-9111
Fax: 910-673-6202
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-256-2452
Interim Area Director: Victoria Whitt
Sandhills Center for MH/DD/SAS
PO Box 9
West End, NC 27376-0009
Phone: 910-673-9111
Fax: 910-673-6202
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-256-2452
Interim Area Director: Victoria Whitt
Southeastern Regional MH/DD/SA Services
450 Country Club Road
Lumberton, N. C. 28360
Phone: 910-738-5261
Fax: 910-738-8230
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-670-6871
Interim Area Director & CEO: Jeanette Jordan-Huffam
CenterPoint Human Services
4045 University Parkway
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
Phone: 336-714-9100
Fax: 336-714-9111
24-hour Access/
Crisis Number:
888-581-9988
CEO/Area Director:Betty Taylor
PBH
4855 Milestone Avenue
Kannapolis, NC 28081
Phone: 704-939-7700
Fax: 704-721-7010
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-939-5911
Area Director: Pam Shipman
Western Highlands Network
356 Biltmore Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801-4594
Phone: 828-225-2800
Fax: 828-252-9584
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-951-3792
CEO: Arthur D Carder, Jr.
Eastpointe
100 S. James St.
Goldsboro, NC 27530
Phone: 919-731-1133
Fax: 919-731-1333
24-hour Access/
Crisis Number: 800-913-6109
Area Director:Ken Jones
Southeastern Regional MH/DD/SA Services
450 Country Club Road
Lumberton, N. C. 28360
Phone: 910-738-5261
Fax: 910-738-8230
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-670-6871
Interim Area Director & CEO: Jeanette Jordan-Huffam
PBH
4855 Milestone Avenue
Kannapolis, NC 28081
Phone: 704-939-7700
Fax: 704-721-7010
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-939-5911
Area Director: Pam Shipman
CenterPoint Human Services
4045 University Parkway
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
Phone: 336-714-9100
Fax: 336-714-9111
24-hour Access/
Crisis Number:
888-581-9988
CEO/Area Director: Betty Taylor
Crossroads Behavioral Healthcare
200 Elkin Business Park Drive
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: 336-835-1000
Fax: 336-835-1002
24-hour Access/
Crisis Number: 888-235-4673
CEO/Area Director: David Swann
Smoky Mountain Center
44 Bonnie Lane
Sylva, NC 28779
Phone: 828-586-5501
Fax: 828-586-3965
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-849-6127
Area Director: Brian Ingraham
Western Highlands Network
356 Biltmore Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801-4594
Phone: 828-225-2800
Fax: 828-252-9584
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-951-3792
CEO: Arthur D Carder, Jr.
East Carolina Behavioral Health
800 Cardinal Road
PO Box 1636
New Bern, NC 28563
Phone: 252-636-1510
Fax: 252-633-1237
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 877-685-2415
CEO: Leza Wainwright
PBH
4855 Milestone Avenue
Kannapolis, NC 28081
Phone: 704-939-7700
Fax: 704-721-7010
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-939-5911
Area Director: Pam Shipman
Five County Mental Health Authority
134 South Garnett St.
Henderson, NC 27536
Phone: 252-430-1330
Fax: 252-431-3463
24-hour Access/
Crisis Number: 877-619-3761
Area Director:Valerie Hennike
Wake County LME
401 E. Whitaker Mill Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27608
Phone: 919-856-6400
Fax: 919-856-5674
24-hour Access/
Crisis Number:
866-518-6784
Director:Ramon Rojan LME Administrator: Carlyle Johnson, Ph.D.
Five County Mental Health Authority
134 South Garnett St.
Henderson, NC 27536
Phone: 252-430-1330
Fax: 252-431-3463
24-hour Access/
Crisis Number: 877-619-3761
Area Director: Valerie Hennike
East Carolina Behavioral Health
800 Cardinal Road
PO Box 1636
New Bern, NC 28563
Phone: 252-636-1510
Fax: 252-633-1237
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 877-685-2415
CEO: Leza Wainwright
Smoky Mountain Center
44 Bonnie Lane
Sylva, NC 28779
Phone: 828-586-5501
Fax: 828-586-3965
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-849-6127
Area Director: Brian Ingraham
Eastpointe
100 S. James St.
Goldsboro, NC 27530
Phone: 919-731-1133
Fax: 919-731-1333
24-hour Access/
Crisis Number: 800-913-6109
Area Director:Ken Jones
Smoky Mountain Center
44 Bonnie Lane
Sylva, NC 28779
Phone: 828-586-5501
Fax: 828-586-3965
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-849-6127
Area Director: Brian Ingraham
The Beacon Center
500 Nash Medical Arts Mall
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Phone: 252-937-8141
Fax: 252-443-9574
24-hour Access/
Crisis Number: 888-893-8640
Area Director: Karen Salacki
Crossroads Behavioral Healthcare
200 Elkin Business Park Drive
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: 336-835-1000
Fax: 336-835-1002
24-hour Access/
Crisis Number: 888-235-4673
CEO/Area Director: David Swann
Western Highlands Network
356 Biltmore Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801-4594
Phone: 828-225-2800
Fax: 828-252-9584
24-hour Access / Crisis Number: 800-951-3792
CEO: Arthur D Carder, Jr.