MISSION
The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office in partnership with Wellpath has the responsibility to deliver comprehensive mental health/behavioral health services that provide for the care and treatment of patients with mental disorders. The Behavioral Health Unit program utilizes a multi-disciplinary treatment and skills necessary to successful transition to general population and reintegrate in the community.
37% of incarcerated adults have a mental health diagnosis
*most have more than one diagnosis
HISTORY
Mecklenburg County Detention Center’s Male Behavioral Health Unit was opened in August 2019. The Female Behavioral Health Unit was opened a year later in August 2020. This program is designed to help the residents who come to our facility that suffer from mental illness cope with the transition to incarceration from the community. Along with the rules and regulations of the facility, the programs that are set in place teach positive reinforcement, coping skills, and other skills in a therapeutic setting. These valuable skills allow the residents to be positive and productive citizens in our community once they are released. The residents are taught not only healthy coping skills, but how to practice them here in the detention center and out in the community. The entire behavioral health staff strive to instill change in these men and women that will make a difference in the long run.
Entrance/Resident Criteria
Benefit to Residents
Staff Qualifications
Contact Information:
Mental Health Director: Mr. C. Cooper
980-314-5454
**SCAM ALERT**:
If you receive a call/message from 704-445-9833 stating "You have reached the Warrants/Citation Division of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Department" it is a #scam and not from MCSO.
MCSO and local criminal justice partners have worked with the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts to prepare for the state’s launch of its new electronic warrant system. The NCAOC has encountered challenges with its new system that have impacted local justice systems, processes and access to data. MCSO is continuously working with County IT to circumvent these challenges. All arrest/warrant inquiries can be submitted to the Public Information Office mcsopublicinformation@mecknc.gov and will be processed as soon as data is available or Individuals can call Arrest Processing to look up and verify warrants until the online system is restored, 980-314-5100. We appreciate your patience as we work to modernize and expand access to justice in Mecklenburg County.
On September 19, 2022, the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) adopted a new policy to end regulatory stops for non-moving violations in its most recent amendment to the MCSO Uniform Traffic Enforcement Policy. In collaboration with North Carolina Forward Justice the policy change serves to focus more on hazardous traffic violations and move away from regulatory offenses that have been shown to create disparities and disproportionality in our criminal justice system.
General Order 20
Our office has received several complaints from Mecklenburg County registered sex offenders asking them to submit payment to avoid being arrested for failure to provide a DNA sample. Our agency will never ask for money to avoid a warrant being issued or for an arrest of any offender. If you receive a call from anyone requesting money, please know this is a scam and you should not submit any payment.
SCAM ALERT: We have have received information that individuals identifying themselves as MCSO Deputies are calling citizens and informing them that have warrants for missing jury duty. These calls have come from numbers 704-247-1286 and 404-907-1935. Please be advised that this is a SCAM. MCSO will never call and solicit money in order to avoid arrest. Please stay aware and don’t become a victim.