City of Philadelphia
City of Philadelphia to host free mental health events throughout May
Philly Voice May 3, 2019 The City of Philadelphia will recognize May – a month dedicated to mental health awareness – by providing an array of free events. Spearheaded by the […]
Philadelphia Announces Free Mental Health Month Events Promoting Healing, Wellness and Understanding
May 1, 2019 An Intimate Conversation with #MeToo Founder Tarana Burke, Two Mental Health First Aid Certification Trainings and a Community Celebration for Children are all Part of the Lineup. […]
Gompers Elementary School focuses on mental health
thenotebook April 12, 2019 Mora-Lee Moore, an 8th-grade class representative at Gompers Elementary School in Wynnefield, put it succinctly: Mental health is the “most deeply cared-about issue in our community,” she […]
Participatory Grantmaking Initiative Brings Public-Private Partnership to Address Behavioral Health Needs of Immigrant Communities in Philadelphia
April 11, 2019 (Philadelphia, PA) – The City of Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS) joins the Scattergood Foundation, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern […]
Worth a shot: City doubles down on MAT therapy in continued fight against the opioid epidemic
Philadelphia Weekly March 12, 2019 Leonidas Tsiaras is an example of how medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder can turn around someone’s life.After surgery for extraction of his wisdom teeth at […]
Philadelphia promotes buprenorphine for opioid addiction treatment
WHYY March 6, 2019 When Ronald McAdams got out of prison at age 60, he didn’t want to go back to Philadelphia. He’d spent more than 30 years trying to kick […]
From panhandling to a paycheck: How day labor can provide opportunity to Philly’s homeless
Philadelphia Inquirer March 6, 2019 Six months ago, Duncan Gaskins was homeless, living on the street by the Camden waterfront, desperate for a reason not to backslide to the time when […]
Mayor’s Office of Black Male Engagement’s Spotlight Guide
February 19, 2019 THE SPOTLIGHT GUIDE: Engaging Black Men & Boys Transforming the Narrative in the City of Philadelphia Click to view the guide
New websites offer online resources for addiction treatment in Philly and beyond
WHYY December 12, 2018 ByJoel Wolfram, WHYY The City of Philadelphia has launched a new website where people receiving Medicaid benefits can find information about their behavioral health and addiction treatment […]
DBHIDS Launches brand-new website devoted entirely to its Community Behavioral Health Division
December 6, 2018 PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS) today announced that it has launched a brand-new website exclusively devoted to providing content […]