Substance Abuse and Mental Health, Partners Open Bridge Clinic for Those Impacted by Mental Health, Addiction Issues
Delaware Health and Social Services | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 26, 2019
NEW CASTLE (March 26, 2019) – As a new support for individuals and families impacted by the effects of mental health and substance use disorders, the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH) and its partners have opened the Bridge Clinic near New Castle to provide screening and referrals to treatment, as well as […]
DPH to Distribute Overdose Reversing Medication Naloxone March 20, 2019 in Dover
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, March 15, 2019
The Division of Public Health will distribute free naloxone kits to members of the general public from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at Delaware Technical Community College, Terry Campus, 100 Campus Drive, Dover, DE 19904. The distribution event will be held in the Corporate Training Center, Rooms 408 and 412. Individuals are encouraged to stop by at any time during the event. Training takes approximately 15 minutes.
Seek Treatment, Access to Naloxone: Three Suspected Heroin Overdose Deaths in Sussex Co. Involving Same Packet Stamp
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 13, 2019
NEW CASTLE (March 13, 2019) – Health and public safety officials are urging people in active use of heroin or other opioids and their families to seek immediate treatment and acquire the overdose-reversing medication naloxone on hand in the wake of three suspected heroin overdose deaths in five days in Sussex County involving the same […]
DPH Launches Smartphone App Featuring Lifesaving Instructions to Reverse an Opioid Overdose
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 13, 2019
The Division of Public Health launched a new smartphone app that provides lifesaving step-by-step instructions on how to use naloxone during an opioid overdose.
Delaware Will Issue April Food Benefits on April 13 to Reduce Hardships, Help Individuals and Families Budget
Delaware Health and Social Services | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 13, 2019
NEW CASTLE (March 13, 2019) – To reduce hardships on families and individuals in Delaware and to help households budget their monthly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, the Department of Health and Social Services is announcing that it will issue all April food benefits on April 13 rather than staggering them across a three-week […]
