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, […]
Mayor Announces Resignation of DBHIDS Commissioner David T. Jones
September 16, 2020 Mayor Announces Resignation of David T. Jones, Commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS) View release on Phila.gov PHILADELPHIA – Mayor Kenney […]
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 […]
Need to address: City jails combat influx of drugs on the inside, recidivism with MAT program
Philadelphia Weekly July 5, 2019 Paul Robbins recently spent about six months in Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility (CFCF), a Philadelphia’s men’s jail, for drug-related charges.Robbins was on methadone when he was incarcerated, […]
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 […]
Why aren’t slots for opioid treatment filled? City tries to turn the tide
Philadelphia Inquirer March 8, 2019 The opioid crisis continues to shock with its persistence and casualties. Last year, about 1,100 people died of overdose in the city. One fact that should […]
Ad campaign promotes medically assisted treatment for addiction
KYW Newsradio March 6, 2019 PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Advertising has proven effective at getting people to consume things. But will it work to get people to stop consuming drugs? Philadelphia […]
Philly ad campaign promotes medication-assisted opioid treatment
Philly.com March 6, 2019 Despite an opioid overdose epidemic that has killed thousands and stalled the lives of many more, Philadelphia still has plenty of treatment slots, both inpatient and outpatient, […]
Philly launches media campaign toutin medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction
Philly Voice March 6, 2019 Philadelphia officials unveiled a new advertising campaign Tuesday that urges people battling opioid addiction to seek medication assisted treatment. There are some 12,000 medication-assisted treatment slots […]
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 […]