Department of Human Services Announces Expansion of Peer-Support Program for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum
Pennsylvania Pressroom June 2, 2021 Read entire release at Pennsylvania Pressroom Harrisburg, PA – The Department of Human Services (DHS) today highlighted the expansion of the Community Autism Peer Specialist (CAPS) […]
HIPAA Breach Update: May 27, 2021
May 27, 2021 Posted 6/1/20Updated 6/15/20Updated 6/24/20Updated 8/14/20Updated 10/5/20Updated 12/7/20Updated 1/4/21Updated 5/27/21 CLICK TO READ ENTIRE RELEASE AT PHILA.GOV Email Phishing Campaign Causes Potential Data Breach at the City of […]
Community Behavioral Health Names Dr. Faith Dyson-Washington as New CEO
September 28, 2020 PHILADELPHIA – Community Behavioral Health (CBH), a division of the City’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS), has selected Dr. Faith Dyson-Washington to serve as chief executive […]
HIPAA breach discovered at the Philadelphia DBHIDS
June 15, 2020 Posted 6/1/20, Updated 6/15/20 Click to read entire official notice (PDF download) The Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (“DBHIDS”) is posting this notice to alert individuals that their […]
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 […]
Philly courts hosted a job fair for the pre-trial population
Philadelphia Inquirer July 23, 2019 It was an unconventional job fair. There were no splashy banners advertising companies, no branded swag, no suits. Just folks filling out paperwork on the benches […]
New websites offer online resources for addiction treatment in Philly and beyond
WHYY December 12, 2018 ByJoel Wolfram, WHYY The City of Philadelphia has launched a new website where people receiving Medicaid benefits can find information about their behavioral health and addiction treatment […]
DBHIDS Launches brand-new website devoted entirely to its Community Behavioral Health Division
December 6, 2018 PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS) today announced that it has launched a brand-new website exclusively devoted to providing content […]
Philadelphia Autism Project, CBH Host City Hall Art Show
March 8, 2018 The Philadelphia Autism Project, housed at the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, will host an art exhibit at Philadelphia City Hall to highlight individual experiences of Philadelphia and […]
CBH Holiday Hours
November 22, 2017 CBH Administrative Offices will close at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2017, reopening at 8 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 27, 2017. During this time, Member Services […]