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Delaware Families, Stakeholders Celebrate National Adoption Month

Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Annual event honors families adopting and family service workers DOVER – On November 18, the State of Delaware came together to celebrate National Adoption Day, a day dedicated to highlighting the importance of adoption and the support available to adoptive families. This special program, hosted by the Interagency Committee on Adoption, a collaboration between Delaware’s […]




Governor Carney’s Statement on Senate Confirmations of Josette Manning, Steven Yeatman, Robert Coupe

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 21, 2023

DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney on Wednesday issued the following statement on the Senate’s vote to confirm the Governor’s nominations of Josette Manning to serve as Cabinet Secretary of the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services; Steven Yeatman to serve as Cabinet Secretary of the Delaware Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families; and Robert […]




Delaware State Agencies Partner with Youth Sports Teams to Prevent Opioid Use Among Teen Athletes

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, February 9, 2023

NEW CASTLE (Feb. 8, 2023) – Divisions from the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) and the Department of Services for Children, Youth & Their Families (DSCYF) are working together to prevent opioid abuse among young athletes by funding innovative prevention programs in the community. The Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental […]




Why Mental Health is Key to a Child’s Overall Health and Wellbeing

Department of Education | Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2022

In addition to a caring adult, research shows that prevention and treatment programs do work and there are resources available to help children and their families through the Delaware Children’s Department Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health Services (DPBHS) and the Department of Education (DOE) and local schools.




Governor Carney, Lt. Governor Hall-Long, DSCYF Announce $16 Million Investment for Vulnerable Delawareans

Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Governor John Carney, Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long and the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families (DSCYF) on Tuesday announced a $16 million investment to renovate and remodel Wharton Hall on the DSCYF campus.







  Category: Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families

Delaware Families, Stakeholders Celebrate National Adoption Month

Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Annual event honors families adopting and family service workers DOVER – On November 18, the State of Delaware came together to celebrate National Adoption Day, a day dedicated to highlighting the importance of adoption and the support available to adoptive families. This special program, hosted by the Interagency Committee on Adoption, a collaboration between Delaware’s […]




Governor Carney’s Statement on Senate Confirmations of Josette Manning, Steven Yeatman, Robert Coupe

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 21, 2023

DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney on Wednesday issued the following statement on the Senate’s vote to confirm the Governor’s nominations of Josette Manning to serve as Cabinet Secretary of the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services; Steven Yeatman to serve as Cabinet Secretary of the Delaware Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families; and Robert […]




Delaware State Agencies Partner with Youth Sports Teams to Prevent Opioid Use Among Teen Athletes

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, February 9, 2023

NEW CASTLE (Feb. 8, 2023) – Divisions from the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) and the Department of Services for Children, Youth & Their Families (DSCYF) are working together to prevent opioid abuse among young athletes by funding innovative prevention programs in the community. The Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental […]




Why Mental Health is Key to a Child’s Overall Health and Wellbeing

Department of Education | Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2022

In addition to a caring adult, research shows that prevention and treatment programs do work and there are resources available to help children and their families through the Delaware Children’s Department Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health Services (DPBHS) and the Department of Education (DOE) and local schools.




Governor Carney, Lt. Governor Hall-Long, DSCYF Announce $16 Million Investment for Vulnerable Delawareans

Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Governor John Carney, Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long and the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families (DSCYF) on Tuesday announced a $16 million investment to renovate and remodel Wharton Hall on the DSCYF campus.