City of Philadelphia
New Philly work program offers alternative to panhandling
WHYY February 10, 2020 Early morning lines are not uncommon in Kensington. Some are for hot breakfast. Others snake around the corner of a treatment center. This line is for work. […]
Coming Home: Telling reentry stories through hip-hop and comedy
WHYY.org November 15, 2019 Will Little walked on stage wearing an orange jumpsuit, hands held behind his back, head faced down. As he told his story of life in and out […]
Cedar Park: Library Hosts Discussion on Suicide Prevention in the LGBTQ+ Community
PhiladelphiaNeighborhoods.com November 15, 2019 At the Walnut West branch of the Free Library, several stereotypes were addressed as a crowd of just over a dozen people gathered to discuss the importance […]
Homes are the best medicine | Editorial
Philadelphia Inquirer October 21, 2019 Philadelphia’s own Sister Mary Scullion, who knows as much about fighting homelessness as anyone, wasn’t surprised by a recent finding that 76% of people living on the street […]
Suicide Prevention Week on Good Day Philadelphia
Fox 29 September 20, 2019 DBHIDS’ Andrea October, Clinical Project Manager for Health Promotions, appeared on Fox 29’s “Good Day Philadelphia” during Suicide Prevention Week to discuss the importance of self-care for […]
Basketball league for homeless Phildalephians is helping many win on and off the court
KYW Newsradio September 2, 2019 A unique basketball league is reaching out to homeless residents in Philadelphia to help them make life changing plays off the court, making a lot of […]
Inside the North Philly basketball league for homeless men: ‘It helps me to realize who I really am’
Philadelphia Inquirer August 23, 2019 This basketball game began with a bucket, right off the tipoff, and then a matching bucket, and another bucket. Finally, somebody missed. Every Wednesday this summer, […]
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 […]
‘I AM…’: Speaker works to empower Philly preteens, July 2019
By Donovan Forrest, DBHIDS Summer 2019 Intern Young Philadelphia boys and girls screamed their positive messages about themselves for all to hear when Donovan Forrest brought his message to them […]
New Mural Arts Program Transforming Lives of Homeless Philadelphians While Beautifying City
CBS 3 August 2, 2019 PHILADELPHIA — A new mural will be unveiled Tuesday in SEPTA’s Suburban Station. It’s creation is part of a new program that’s transforming lives. It’s a […]