By Hunter Robbins Suicide Prevention Coordinator Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services September is National Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month. This is a time ...
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By Tamra Williams, Ph.D. Deputy Chief Clinical Officer—Children’s Services Community Behavioral Health Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services For children, one o...
https://dbhids.org/combating-social-isolation-in-children-during-covid-19/
By Hannah Anolik, DBHIDS Summer 2019 Intern Between the ages of 7 and 11, I “lived 10 months for two” – meaning I was obsessed with summer camp. I lived The post Camp Program Benefits Ki...
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By Donovan Forrest, DBHIDS Summer 2019 Intern Young Philadelphia boys and girls screamed their positive messages about themselves for all to hear when Donovan Forrest brought his message to them ...
https://dbhids.org/i-am-speaker-works-to-empower-philly-preteens-july-2019/
By Ava Ashley, Manager, DBHIDS Trauma Unit Cabrini University held its 8th annual Domestic Violence symposium that year and the theme was “Trauma and Trafficking”. This annual symposium is sp...
https://dbhids.org/domestic-violence-awareness-month-october-2018/
The Mayor’s Commission on Addiction and Recovery, in conjunction with DBHIDS, sponsored the 21st annual “Making a Difference” Recognition Dinner on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. The purpose of t...
https://dbhids.org/21st-annual-making-a-difference-recognition-dinner/
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 ...
https://dbhids.org/dbhids-offers-help-to-our-community-on-national-depression-screening-day/
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 Th...
https://dbhids.org/philadelphians-share-their-stories-about-how-the-aca-has-helped-them/
By David T. Jones Commissioner, DBHIDS What’s happening along Gurney Street is something to be celebrated. In just over two weeks since the clean-up project began along a stretch of The post...
By David T. Jones Acting Commissioner, DBHIDS Summer is here –- at last -– and for many people, thoughts turn to fun family getaways, sitting out by the pool or The post Homeless Safety a ...
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