Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services

Training Opportunities

The City of Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services offers training and technical assistance to behavioral health service providers directly and through our network of partners. Please follow the links below to explore the opportunities that are available.

The DBHIDS Learning Hub offers no-cost eLearning courses, webinars, and virtual classes to behavioral health professionals in Philadelphia. To create an account with the DBHIDS Learning Hub, please click here and complete the form. For new user directions and access code, click here. For assistance, email DBHIDS.LearningHub@phila.gov.

Behavioral Health Training and Education Network (BHTEN)  offers over 200 training and education events for behavioral health professionals, persons in recovery and families.  For more information, visit our website or contact us here.

Click for the BHTEN training calendar.

CBH Provider Training and Development offers all Community Behavioral Health contracted providers virtual trainings through the DBHIDS Learning Hub on specialty topics on a monthly and quarterly basis. Additionally, recorded virtual trainings are also available on the DBHIDS Learning Hub and live training sessions also occur at CBH. All training offerings are advertised through the CBH Provider News Blast. If you have any questions regarding training, contact CBH Provider Training and Development at cbh.ptd@phila.gov.

Mental Health First Aid is offered at no cost to all people who live and/or work in Philadelphia.  MHFA teaches how to help a person who may be experiencing a mental health-related crisis or problem. For more information, visit healthymindsphilly.org/MHFA.

The Network for Training and Development offers quality training, technical assistance, and demonstration for individuals with disabilities, families, organizations, and neighborhoods. For more information, visit networksfortraining.org.

Evidence-based Practice and Innovation Center (EPIC) offers education and resources to support the selection, implementation and sustainability of evidence-based practices. For more information, visit dbhids.org/epic.

Last modified: Oct 24, 2025 @ 10:47 am