City of Philadelphia
Philly’s behavioral health team: The stigma against this addiction treatment is undeserved
Generocity.org February 6, 2019 What’s in a name? For those following news about the opioid epidemic in Philadelphia and beyond, medication-assisted treatment, or MAT for short, is a frequently encountered phrase. […]
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 […]
Philadelphia’s String Theory Schools receives free youth mental health first aid training
October 26, 2018 PROJECT 375 joined forces with the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS) to provide free Youth Mental Health First Aid certification training to […]
No one is immune to the threat of suicide
June 8, 2018 This week, the world mourned the deaths of designer Kate Spade and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, two well-known, successful professionals who, by all accounts, were living happy […]
DBHIDS Commissioner David T. Jones Helps Further Your Big Idea Challenge
On Wednesday, May 16, Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services Commissioner David T. Jones participated in the IDEA Gala, an event where the University of Pennsylvania’s Your Big […]
DBHIDS and the Philadelphia Phillies Aim to Strike Out Stigma
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month and the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS) is pleased to have the Philadelphia Phillies host Mental Health Awareness Night on […]
Philly Leads the Way in Mental Health Awareness
February 2, 2018 Continuing the established trend of Philadelphia being a leader in mental health awareness, in December, the city surprised 25,000 people trained in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA). This […]
DBHIDS Offers Help to Our Community on National Depression Screening Day
By David T. Jones, Commissioner, DBHIDS According to Mental Health America, one of the nation’s leading community-based nonprofits dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illness, one […]
David T. Jones chosen to lead DBHIDS
July 21, 2017 Contact: Monica Lewis-Wilborn, Director of Communications267-588-6609, monica.lewis-wilborn@phila.gov PHILADELPHIA, PA — After a five-month search, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced the appointment of David T. Jones as Commissioner of the Philadelphia […]
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 […]