$3.5M Youth Mental Health Program Launching in Butner Detention Center

RALEIGH, NC – A major investment in youth mental health is coming just outside Durham, as state leaders launch a $3.5 million pilot program inside a juvenile detention center in Butner. The initiative is designed to address a critical gap in care for young people in custody—bringing urgently needed mental health services directly to those who need them most.

New Program Coming to Butner Facility

The Dillon Juvenile Detention Center in Butner will serve as the site of a new, state-funded mental health program operated by New Hope Treatment Centers

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