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Mellicent O’Brien Blythe

Implementation Specialist
Clinical Assistant Professor

Mellicent O’Brien Blythe

Contact

Center for Child and Family Health

1121 W. Chapel Hill Street

Durham, NC 27701

mblythe@email.unc.edu

O: 919-385-0799

M: 919-951-9999

https://www.ncchildtreatmentprogram.org

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Mellicent O’Brien Blythe, LCSW, is an Implementation Specialist at the North Carolina Child Treatment Program (NC CTP), where she provides training and consultation to agency leaders on implementing and sustaining evidence-based treatments. She is also a Clinical Assistant Professor at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work, with a focus on research, policy, and stakeholder engagement to support the sustainment of evidence-based treatments across the state. Prior to joining NC CTP, she provided training, consultation, and publications for North Carolina’s child welfare system. She previously worked in New York and Virginia in a variety of direct practice settings, including juvenile detention, pediatric AIDS and oncology, and early intervention. She received her master’s degree in Social Work from New York University.

Degrees and Licenses

MSW, New York University
BA, University of Pennsylvania

Certifications

LCSW

Research and Professional Interests

Implementation
Evidence-based mental health treatments
Organizational development