About the Stepping Up Initiative
Forsyth County's response to the national Stepping Up and Call to Action effort to reduce the number of adults with mental health and co-occurring substance use disorders in jails and decrease recidivism. Stepping Up also assists those who have behavioral health issues and do not have criminal justice involvement.
- The Forsyth County Stepping Up Initiative houses two programs: Stepping Up Process to End Recidivism (SUPER) and the Mental Health Court (MHC).
- The SUPER program focuses on those who are incarcerated in the Forsyth County Detention Center. SUPER provides screening, recovery planning, peer support, and case management to men and women who have mental health or substance use disorders.
- The MHC program is a court supervised treatment program for offenders who have been identified as having a mental illness and have agreed to participate in the program. MHC is a pre-plea court and all charges are dismissed once a participant graduates from the program.
2025 Behavioral Health Symposium
Please join Forsyth County Behavioral Health Services for its first annual Behavioral Health Symposium on Friday, May 30. The Behavioral Health Symposium will be at Forsyth Technical Community College in the Robert L Strickland Auditorium. The event will be from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. Check-in begins at 8:30 a.m.
The theme is Cultivating Hope. We will host two sets of panelists that will discuss Caregiver Well-being and Substance Use. Our panelists include professionals, persons with lived experience, family members, and advocates. Networking opportunities and resource sharing will also be available.
Registration is REQUIRED for the event as space is limited. Registration is currently open. Register using this link: https://forms.office.com/g/wfvj5RMVb1. A QR code is available in the flyer.
If your agency would like to be a vendor at this event, please register at this link: https://forms.office.com/g/3ia42F94sr. Vendor registration is also limited.
For any questions or additional information, please contact Forsyth County Behavioral Health Services at (336) 703-2600.
SUPER Holds Its Latest Graduation
The Stepping Up Process to End Recidivism (SUPER) held its latest graduation ceremony on March 23. The yearlong program provides support services to those with mental health and/or substance use issues who may have criminal justice involvement.
STEPPING UP PROGRAM CELEBRATES FIRST MALE GRADUATES
The Stepping Up Process to End Recidivism (SUPER) held a ceremony for its first male graduates on Oct. 1. The yearlong program provides support services to those with mental health and/or substance use issues who may have criminal justice involvement. Stepping Up served only women in its pilot phase and expanded to include men last year. The ceremony celebrated the first two men to graduate from the male program, who started in January 2020 and have been in recovery and out of jail for at least a year. “Now that you are SUPER men, we expect you to climb to great heights and fly over any obstacles that get in your way,” said Stepping Up Supervisor Amber Humble. “You have earned your capes.”
About Us
Forsyth County's response to the national Stepping Up and Call to Action effort to reduce the number of adults with mental health and co-occurring substance use disorders in jails and decrease recidivism. Stepping Up also assists those who have behavioral health issues and do not have criminal justice involvement.
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650 Highland Ave
Suite 210
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336) 703-2606
(336) 748-3912 FAX