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  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services


Delaware Will Issue Final Monthly Emergency Benefits Feb. 28 to All SNAP Households

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Friday, February 24, 2023

Due to a recent change in federal law passed in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, this will be the final emergency benefits payment as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Emergency benefits paid as part of two cash assistance programs – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and General Assistance (GA) – will continue until the end of the federal Public Health Emergency in May.



Monthly Suspected Overdose Deaths Continue To Rise, Hit Record High For January

Division of Public Health | Suspected Overdoses | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Over the past three months (November and December 2022 and January 2023), preliminary data indicates that suspected overdose deaths in Delaware have increased. Suspected accidental overdose data is reported by the Division of Forensic Science (DFS) and is considered preliminary until all data is finalized. Since November, the average monthly increase of suspected overdose deaths is 18.4%. In January 2023, 53 people died from suspected overdoses in Delaware, which represents a 47% increase over […]



DPH Sees Decrease in Cases and Hospitalizations Since Last Month, but Increase in Deaths.

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division for the Visually Impaired | Date Posted: Friday, February 10, 2023

DPH Sees Decrease in Cases and Hospitalizations Since Last Month, but Increase in Deaths. DPH Encourages Public to Get Updated Boosters         DOVER, DE (FEB. 10, 2023) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) saw a 28% decrease in COVID-19 cases and 29% decrease in hospitalizations in the last month and is encouraging residents to continue to remain current on their vaccinations by getting the updated COVID-19 bivalent booster.   Still, Delawareans, many with underlying health conditions, are dying from COVID-19. In the […]



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 […]



DPH Encourages Masking, Other Precautionary Measures For Visitors To Legislative Hall

Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Monday, January 30, 2023

DOVER, DE (Jan. 30, 2023) –   The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) has been notified of multiple positive cases of COVID-19 that could be related to several in-person events last week in and around Legislative Hall. Out of an abundance of caution, DPH is offering recommendations to those planning to attend Joint Finance Committee hearings beginning […]






  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services

Delaware Will Issue Final Monthly Emergency Benefits Feb. 28 to All SNAP Households

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Friday, February 24, 2023

Due to a recent change in federal law passed in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, this will be the final emergency benefits payment as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Emergency benefits paid as part of two cash assistance programs – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and General Assistance (GA) – will continue until the end of the federal Public Health Emergency in May.



Monthly Suspected Overdose Deaths Continue To Rise, Hit Record High For January

Division of Public Health | Suspected Overdoses | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Over the past three months (November and December 2022 and January 2023), preliminary data indicates that suspected overdose deaths in Delaware have increased. Suspected accidental overdose data is reported by the Division of Forensic Science (DFS) and is considered preliminary until all data is finalized. Since November, the average monthly increase of suspected overdose deaths is 18.4%. In January 2023, 53 people died from suspected overdoses in Delaware, which represents a 47% increase over […]



DPH Sees Decrease in Cases and Hospitalizations Since Last Month, but Increase in Deaths.

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division for the Visually Impaired | Date Posted: Friday, February 10, 2023

DPH Sees Decrease in Cases and Hospitalizations Since Last Month, but Increase in Deaths. DPH Encourages Public to Get Updated Boosters         DOVER, DE (FEB. 10, 2023) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) saw a 28% decrease in COVID-19 cases and 29% decrease in hospitalizations in the last month and is encouraging residents to continue to remain current on their vaccinations by getting the updated COVID-19 bivalent booster.   Still, Delawareans, many with underlying health conditions, are dying from COVID-19. In the […]



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 […]



DPH Encourages Masking, Other Precautionary Measures For Visitors To Legislative Hall

Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Monday, January 30, 2023

DOVER, DE (Jan. 30, 2023) –   The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) has been notified of multiple positive cases of COVID-19 that could be related to several in-person events last week in and around Legislative Hall. Out of an abundance of caution, DPH is offering recommendations to those planning to attend Joint Finance Committee hearings beginning […]