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Following other cities, Philly will soon send specialists alongside cops to some mental health calls
Inquirer.com May 4, 2021 CLICK TO READ FULL ARTICLE on Inquirer.com For years, Philadelphia officials made adjustments in how authorities respond to 911 calls for people in crisis. More police were […]
City announces campaign to help strengthen mind and body
Metro March 17, 2021 The Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS) announced a public awareness campaign that offers a behavioral health booster for the mind while people […]
COVID in Philadelphia: City to Keep Restrictions in Place after Pennsylvania Allows Larger Crowds
CBS3 March 17, 2021 PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — COVID-19 restrictions in Philadelphia will remain in effect for now. City officials announced Tuesday they will not align with the state in allowing larger […]
HIPAA Breach Update
January 4, 2021 Posted 6/1/20Updated 6/15/20Updated 6/24/20Updated 8/14/20Updated 10/5/20Updated 12/7/20Updated 1/4/21 Click to read entire official notice (PDF download, updated 1/4/21) The Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services […]
Mayor Kenney Announces Permanent Appointment of Jill Bowen as Commissioner of DBHIDS
December 17, 2020 Click for entire news release PHILADELPHIA – Mayor Kenney today announced the permanent appointment of Dr. Jill Bowen as Commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health and […]
DBHIDS Trauma Resources in the Wake of the Death of Walter Wallace Jr.
November 4, 2020 Click to view official news release (PDF) Nov. 3, 2020, PHILADELPHIA — The City of Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS) shares in the sadness […]
Message from Acting DBHIDS Commissioner Dr. Jill Bowen
October 29, 2020 Click to read entire official news release Dear Philadelphia Residents, Families, and Communities: The multiple layers of trauma experienced over the past several months across the country […]
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 […]
Mural Arts programs turns 200 columns in SEPTA concourse into socially distant canvases
Inquirer.com September 25, 2020 For years, SEPTA’s South Broad Street Concourse was where Thomas Barrios, 47, slept. Now, it’s his workplace. Involved in Mural Arts Philadelphia’s “Color Me Back” project, a […]
Mayor Announces Resignation of DBHIDS Commissioner David T. Jones
September 16, 2020 Mayor Announces Resignation of David T. Jones, Commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS) View release on Phila.gov PHILADELPHIA – Mayor Kenney […]
