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We are the Governors Institute Were a nongovernmental nonprofit focused on improving North Carolinas effectiveness and success in prevention treatment and recovery of substance use disorders. We have longstanding partnerships across the NC medical and behavioral health communities research and training institutions and state and federal agencies including the NC Division of Mental Health Developmental Disabilities and Substance Use Services DMHDDSUS the NC Division of Public Health and the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration SAMHSA. Addiction Medicine The Governors Institute GI works collaboratively with partners to provide a broad range of physician initiatives to better equip clinicians in primary care and specialty settings to prevent identify and treat substance use issues. Veterans Services The GI also works with state and federal partners on projects and programs that improve the lives of military service members Veterans and their families throughout North Carolina by connecting these service members with needed behavioral health and other community services.