Coming Home: Telling reentry stories through hip-hop and comedy

WHYY.org    November 15, 2019 Will Little walked on stage wearing an orange jumpsuit, hands held behind his back, head faced down. As he told his story of life in and out […]

Cedar Park: Library Hosts Discussion on Suicide Prevention in the LGBTQ+ Community

PhiladelphiaNeighborhoods.com    November 15, 2019 At the Walnut West branch of the Free Library, several stereotypes were addressed as a crowd of just over a dozen people gathered to discuss the importance […]

Homes are the best medicine | Editorial

Philadelphia Inquirer    October 21, 2019 Philadelphia’s own Sister Mary Scullion, who knows as much about fighting homelessness as anyone, wasn’t surprised by a recent finding that 76% of people living on the street […]

Suicide Prevention Week on Good Day Philadelphia

Fox 29    September 20, 2019 DBHIDS’ Andrea October, Clinical Project Manager for Health Promotions, appeared on Fox 29’s “Good Day Philadelphia” during Suicide Prevention Week to discuss the importance of self-care for […]

Basketball league for homeless Phildalephians is helping many win on and off the court

KYW Newsradio    September 2, 2019 A unique basketball league is reaching out to homeless residents in Philadelphia to help them make life changing plays off the court, making a lot of […]

Inside the North Philly basketball league for homeless men: ‘It helps me to realize who I really am’

Philadelphia Inquirer    August 23, 2019 This basketball game began with a bucket, right off the tipoff, and then a matching bucket, and another bucket. Finally, somebody missed. Every Wednesday this summer, […]

Joan Erney to Retire as CEO of CBH

DBHIDS    August 21, 2019 PHILADELPHIA — The Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS) today announced that Joan Erney will retire as chief executive officer of its Community Behavioral […]

New Mural Arts Program Transforming Lives of Homeless Philadelphians While Beautifying City

CBS 3    August 2, 2019 PHILADELPHIA — A new mural will be unveiled Tuesday in SEPTA’s Suburban Station. It’s creation is part of a new program that’s transforming lives. It’s a […]

City emulates Mural Arts’ ‘same-day pay’ work model after seeing big demand

WHYY    August 2, 2019 Becky Green and her husband have not had a steady place to live since 2017. “We sleep outside or with family and friends, depending on who will […]

HIPAA breach discovered at the Philadelpha DBHIDS

July 25, 2019 The Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services announced today that close to 1500 of its clients are being notified of a privacy breach. It occurred […]