The intent of the Alliance Advisory Provider Council (BH/IDD/TBI) is to serve as a fair and impartial representative body of providers that are credentialed, enrolled, and contracted with Alliance to deliver mental health, intellectual/developmental disability, and substance use services in Cumberland, Durham, Johnston, Harnett, Mecklenburg, Orange and Wake counties.
APAC (BH/IDD/TBI) objectives include:
- Facilitate the open exchange of ideas, share values, goals, and visions, and promote collaboration and mutual accountability between Alliance and the Provider Network
- Promote evidence-based and emerging best practices to empower consumers within our communities to achieve their personal goals
- Review, provide input and make recommendations to Alliance on its policies, procedures, forms, activities, guidelines, changes in funding, financial issues, and reimbursement
- Review and comment on Alliance specific activities that impact members of the Provider Network
- Review and comment on the Local Business Plan
- Provide input to Alliance in its implementation of the state plan and local business plans
- Review and comment to Alliance regarding the local and State annual plans and long-term plans
- Assist Alliance with effective communications across the Provider Network and assist in planning all-provider meetings
- Recommend efficiencies and best practices regarding service availability and service array, consumer choice, and fair competition, including ways to close gaps in the services array, particularly for underserved and non-target populations, provide additional services, and facilitate additional communications among providers
- Assist Alliance in encouraging provider participation in quality improvement activities
Meeting Schedule
APAC (BH/IDD/TBI) calls/meetings occur virtually on the fourth Tuesday of every month from 1–3 pm. During the first hour, any contracted provider may register to attend. This hour is dedicated to providers only and replaces the individual county local Provider Advisory Councils. During the second hour, Alliance staff will join the call to give any current updates.
The APAC (BH/IDD/TBI) comprised of non-voting and voting members will meet the second hour of the monthly meeting. APAC (BH/IDD/TBI) will facilitate the open exchange of ideas; share values, goals, and visions; discuss state and national trends impacting business relationships; and promote collaboration and mutual accountability between Alliance and providers.
APAC (BH/IDD/TBI) meeting announcements will be posted in Provider News at the beginning of every month in advance of each meeting, on our event calendar, and included below. You must register for each monthly meeting.
2026 Meeting Schedule
January: Register here
February: Register here
March: Register here
April: Register here
May: Register here
June: Register here
July: Register here
August: Register here
September: Register here
October: Register here
November: Register here
December: Register here
For questions about APAC (BH/IDD/TBI, you may contact:
- Provider Co-Chair: Ali Swiller, a.swiller@thresholdclubhouse.org
- Alliance Co-Chair: Lynn Widener, lwidener@AllianceHealthPlan.org
