Inform, Encourage, Provide: Steps We Can Take to Help Our Youth

By Lawrence A. Real, MD Chief Medical Officer, DBHIDS May is Mental Health Awareness Month and as we celebrate recovery, we strive to increase awareness and work to end stigma […]

Peer to Peer: Meeting Those in Need Where They Are

By Monica Lewis-Wilborn   Ramon Cruz was tired. He was tired of being in and out of trouble with the law. He was tired of disappointing his family. He was […]

Porch Light Program Launches New Kensington Site

It was an afternoon of food, fun and fellowship as we cut the ribbon to our Kensington Storefront site, a new hub where people throughout Kensington can gather to learn […]

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 […]