Who We Are

Guilford Center, the Local Management Entity (LME) for the administration of public mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse treatment, is organized under the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services (NCDHHS-MH/DD/SAS) and Guilford County.

Founded in 1951 as part of the Guilford County Department of Public Health, the Guilford Center was the first county-supported mental health clinic in North Carolina.

Guilford Center oversees the delivery of quality care through community-based treatment providers. In addition, the Center provides the following services to consumers in Greensboro and High Point::

• Crisis/Emergency treatment is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to provide stabilization for individuals who are at risk of harming themselves or others, and those who have a medical emergency requiring treatment by a psychiatrist.
• Our hospital diversion staff, part of the Crisis/Emergency Services unit, provides a bridge to care for individuals recently discharged from hospitals and institutions. Its members also offer outreach and prevention services to individuals who may be at risk for hospitalization or who have a history of repeated hospitalizations.
• Psychiatric Services, with a staff of nurses, physician extenders and psychiatrists, provides personalized medical interventions and individualized monitoring.
• The Specialized Treatment of Perpetrators (STOP) program provides treatment ot sex offenders to help the offender develop skills to manage abusive behaviors and to prevent future offenses.
• Court liaisons provide a bridge to treatment for young people who have been involved with the court system.

Easy ACCESS to Care
Accessing our services is just one phone call away. Our ACCESS to Care line (1.800.853.5163) provides a centralized way to reach our services any time, day or night. A special TTY number for deaf and hard of hearing consumers is available at 1.866. 518.6778.

Walk-in treatment is available at Crisis/Emergency Services 24 hours a day, seven days a week at the Bellemeade Center in Greensboro, and during business hours at the High Point Center or nights and weekends at High Point Regional Health System.