‘Boost Your Mood’ with DBHIDS During Mental Health Awareness Month

Phila.gov    May 4, 2021 CLICK TO VIEW ENTIRE RELEASE on Phila.gov PHILADELPHIA – May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the City of Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility […]

A year in the COVID-19 pandemic, Philly health officials want to ‘Boost Your Mood’

KYW    March 22, 2021 CLICK TO SEE FULL REPORT FROM KYW The Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services has launched a new effort for Philadelphians who feel down, or […]

Addressing trauma in children as gun violence continues to impact Philly teens

FOX29    March 12, 2021 With gun violence continuing to rise, especially among younger Philadelphians, FOX29’s “Good Morning Philadelphia” program reached out for an expert to discuss the root cause and what […]

Intellectual disAbility Services Names Kleckner J. Charles as New Director

October 20, 2020 PHILADELPHIA – The City’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS) announced today that it has selected Kleckner J. Charles to serve as director of […]

Philadelphians Share Their Stories About How the ACA Has Helped Them

By Josh Kruger Department of Public Health, Office of the Mayor   More than 200,000 Philadelphians benefit from the Affordable Care Act — more than 160,000 through the Medicaid expansion […]

Peer to Peer: Meeting Those in Need Where They Are

By Monica Lewis-Wilborn   Ramon Cruz was tired. He was tired of being in and out of trouble with the law. He was tired of disappointing his family. He was […]