A Celebration of Life: Faith, Spirituality, and Suicide Prevention
In honor of Suicide Prevention Month in September, the City of Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS) is inviting you to “A Celebration of Life,” our […]
Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Groups – 3rd Thursday
The Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Groups help loss survivors cope, connect, and work toward healing. Trained group facilitators are suicide loss survivors who know firsthand how difficult it can […]
Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Groups – 4th Tuesday
The Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Groups help loss survivors cope, connect, and work toward healing. Trained group facilitators are suicide loss survivors who know firsthand how difficult it can […]
Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Groups – 2nd Wednesday
The Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Groups help loss survivors cope, connect, and work toward healing. Trained group facilitators are suicide loss survivors who know firsthand how difficult it can […]
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Organization Commissioner’s Office Systems Integration Trauma, Equity, and Community Chief Medical Officer DBHIDS Communications Community Behavioral Health Division of Planning Innovation Community-Based Services Development Unit Community Wellness Engagement Unit Diversity, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]