City of Philadelphia
May is Mental Health Awareness Month: DBHIDS is Here to Help
May 2, 2022 READ ENTIRE NEWS RELEASE PRESS RELEASEFor Immediate Release: May 2, 2022Contact: Christina Crews, Christina.Crews@phila.gov May 1 marks the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Month – a time […]
COVID Town Hall for Providers: Video and FAQ
January 21, 2022 NEW! FAQ added Feb. 11 On Jan. 21, DBHIDS hosted a Town Hall in collaboration with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health to provide accurate, reliable information […]
Nominate for ‘My City, My Place’ Brighter Futures Award by Jan. 28
November 8, 2021 The nominations period has opened for the 2022 ‘My City, My Place’ Brighter Futures Awards, the 30th anniversary of the event. The DBHIDS Division of Intellectual disAbility Services […]
Philly in the ‘final stages’ of multi-million dollar reforms promised after police killed Walter Wallace Jr.
BillyPenn.com November 5, 2021 Read full article at BillyPenn.com One crisis responder says the city is “living up to its commitment.” A year after Walter Wallace Jr. was killed by police […]
Mural Arts paid homeless artists to paint 200 columns underneath Broad Street
WHYY October 13, 2021 CLICK TO READ ENTIRE ARTICLE ON WHYY AND WATCH VIDEO The subway concourse at Walnut Street Station in Philadelphia is supported by about 200 concrete columns, which […]
Nicole Connell Named DBHIDS Chief of Innovation Effectiveness
September 27, 2021 After more than 15 years’ experience working across locally and federally funded social service entities and nonprofit community-based organizations including seven years with the City of Philadelphia […]
Filmmaker highlights language barriers fueling overdose crisis in Philly’s Black communities
Metro September 10, 2021 Read the entire article in Metro In the new short film “OPIOIDS: A Breakdown of the Invisible Overdose Crisis in the Black Community,” artist and filmmaker Richard Patterson, […]
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 […]
Philly’s ‘Color Me Back’ program is helping city residents get back on their feet
CBS News July 15, 2021 An innovative program is helping individuals in Philadelphia experiencing economic insecurity get back on their feet—through the power of art. As part of the “CBS This […]
Boost Your Mood During Minority Mental Health Awareness Month in July
Phila.gov July 2, 2021 CLICK TO READ ENTIRE RELEASE ON PHILA.GOV PHILADELPHIA — Behavioral health issues don’t discriminate. But the stigma around asking for help can be a powerful deterrent in […]