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DBHIDS Commissioner Statement on Incident During Philadelphia’s July 4 Celebration
July 5, 2022 Before the chilling images from the July 4 Highland Park shooting that left six dead and dozens injured outside of Chicago even had a chance to settle […]
DBHIDS Statement on Fatal Shootings Near South Street
June 6, 2022 Unprecedented. Overwhelming. Heartbreaking. The words are beginning to feel overused as shootings – some coordinated attacks, some sudden flares of gunfire – continue unabated in our streets, […]
DBHIDS Statement on Recent School Tragedies
May 25, 2022 Days after a series of ruthless, racially motivated acts in Buffalo, N.Y., Dallas, and Laguna Woods, Calif., the nation is again in shock following the indescribable attack […]
DBHIDS Wins Grant to Help Battle Trauma
August 10, 2021 A message from DBHIDS Commissioner Jill Bowen, Ph.D. I’m pleased to announce that the City of Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS) recently […]
DBHIDS Commissioner Jill Bowen Recognized in Pa. Healthcare Power 100
July 21, 2021 City & State PA, a news firm that dedicates its coverage to Pennsylvania’s state and local government, named DBHIDS Commissioner Jill Bowen in its list recognizing public […]
Boost Your Mood: Philadelphia encourages everyone to take advantage of mental health services
6abc May 18, 2021 PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — As thousands of people took charge of their physical health while lining up to get the Covid-19 vaccine, Jill Bowen, Ph.D. says she saw […]
DBHIDS Commissioner’s Statement: Addressing Renewed Trauma on Anniversary of MOVE Bombing
May 14, 2021 This week marks the 36th anniversary of the 1985 bombing of a Black liberation group in which 11 people, including five children, were killed and an entire African […]
A year in the COVID-19 pandemic, Philly health officials want to ‘Boost Your Mood’
KYW March 22, 2021 CLICK TO SEE FULL REPORT FROM KYW The Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services has launched a new effort for Philadelphians who feel down, or […]
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 […]
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 […]
