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 […]

David T. Jones chosen to lead DBHIDS

July 21, 2017 Contact: Monica Lewis-Wilborn, Director of Communications267-588-6609, monica.lewis-wilborn@phila.gov PHILADELPHIA, PA — After a five-month search, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced the appointment of David T. Jones as Commissioner of the Philadelphia […]

A decade of peer culture, support and leadership: Igniting Behavioral Health Transformation in Philadelphia

February 10, 2017 DBHIDS Commissioner Dr. Arthur C. Evans is pleased to announce the completion and distribution of the report, A Decade of Peer Culture, Support and Leadership: Igniting Behavioral Health Transformation […]

Peer Support Toolkit released, to guide future expansion

DBHIDS’ Peer Culture and Community Inclusion Unit (PCCIU) is pleased to release The Peer Support Toolkit. The target audiences for this toolkit are administrators, directors, and supervisors of treatment organizations who […]