Lived Experience: Suicide Prevention Awareness
By Hunter Robbins Suicide Prevention Coordinator Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services September is National Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month. This is a time to highlight the work […]
Combating Social Isolation in Children During COVID-19
By Tamra Williams, Ph.D. Deputy Chief Clinical Officer—Children’s Services Community Behavioral Health Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services For children, one of the many consequences of the COVID-19 […]
Camp Program Benefits Kids with Behavioral Disabilities
By Hannah Anolik, DBHIDS Summer 2019 Intern Between the ages of 7 and 11, I “lived 10 months for two” – meaning I was obsessed with summer camp. I lived […]
‘I AM…’: Speaker works to empower Philly preteens, July 2019
By Donovan Forrest, DBHIDS Summer 2019 Intern Young Philadelphia boys and girls screamed their positive messages about themselves for all to hear when Donovan Forrest brought his message to them […]
Domestic Violence Awareness Month, October 2018
By Ava Ashley, Manager, DBHIDS Trauma Unit Cabrini University held its 8th annual Domestic Violence symposium that year and the theme was “Trauma and Trafficking”. This annual symposium is sponsored […]
21st Annual “Making a Difference” Recognition Dinner
The Mayor’s Commission on Addiction and Recovery, in conjunction with DBHIDS, sponsored the 21st annual “Making a Difference” Recognition Dinner on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. The purpose of the event […]
DBHIDS Offers Help to Our Community on National Depression Screening Day
By David T. Jones, Commissioner, DBHIDS According to Mental Health America, one of the nation’s leading community-based nonprofits dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illness, one […]
Philadelphians Share Their Stories About How the ACA Has Helped Them
By Josh Kruger Department of Public Health, Office of the Mayor More than 200,000 Philadelphians benefit from the Affordable Care Act — more than 160,000 through the Medicaid expansion […]
Collaboration Can Lead to Change
By David T. Jones Commissioner, DBHIDS What’s happening along Gurney Street is something to be celebrated. In just over two weeks since the clean-up project began along a stretch of […]
Homeless Safety a Heightened Issue During Summer Months
By David T. Jones Acting Commissioner, DBHIDS Summer is here –- at last -– and for many people, thoughts turn to fun family getaways, sitting out by the pool or […]