Initiative

North Carolina Integrated Care for Kids (NC InCK)

North Carolina Integrated Care for Kids (NC InCK) is a new government-funded model aimed at improving the way children and families receive care and support services. NC InCK launched for all Medicaid-insured children from birth to age 20 in Alamance, Orange, Durham, Granville, and Vance counties on January 1, 2022. NC InCK is led by a coalition of partners, including families and youth in our NC InCK counties, Duke University, UNC, NCDHHS, and local and state-wide providers of services that support children’s well-being. 

Home Pathways Action Map North Carolina Integrated Care for Kids (NC InCK)

Fast Facts

Relevant Actions Action 1.1, Action 1.2, Action 1.3
State or Local?

Local
Counties

Alamance, Durham, Granville, Orange, Vance
Lead Agency

NC InCK
Type of Agency

State/Local Government Agency
Racial Equity Lens
  • The NC InCK Partnership Council, made up of families and stakeholders from all core child service areas, agreed that specific values should drive our collective work on the NC InCK Model. Equity is one of the guiding values defined by the NC InCK Partnership Council, and we believe that all children and families deserve opportunities to thrive.
Community Voice
  • The NC InCK Partnership Council, made up of families and stakeholders from all core child service areas, agreed that specific values should drive our collective work on the NC InCK Model. Being child- and family-lead is one of the guiding values defined by the NC InCK Partnership Council. We recognize that children and families know what they need and guide what to build, for whom, why, and when.
Impact
  • NC InCK has begun implementing a new care management model for approximately 90,000 children in North Carolina. We are working to integrate care for children across Schools, Early Care and Education, Food, Housing​, Physical and Behavioral Healthcare​, Public Health Services – Title V​, Social Services – Child Welfare​, Mobile Crisis Response​, Juvenile Justice, and Legal Aid​.
Next Steps
  • NC InCK strives to continue to more holistically understand the needs of children, integrate services for children who could benefit from additional support, and invest resources in what matters for children and families​​​.
Primary Partners
  • Child Welfare (Child Protective Services, Department of Social Services)
  • Early Childhood Care and Education
  • Food
  • Housing
  • Juvenile Justice
  • Legal Aid of NC
  • Mobile Crisis Response
  • Physical and Behavioral Health
  • Public Health Services- Title V Schools
  • Adolescent and Young Adult Health
Primary Funders

  • This project is supported by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Contact

Dan Kimberg

Active Counties