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  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services


DPH Back to School Child Health and Safety Checklist

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, August 24, 2017

While new school clothes, backpacks and school supplies can dominate parents’ back-to-school lists, the Division of Public Health (DPH) shares some tips to keep your child healthier and safer during the new school year.



Federal Researchers Conducting Door-to-Door Survey in Delaware on Drug Use, Mental Health Issues

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2017

NEW CASTLE (Aug. 23, 2017) – RTI International interviewers are going door-to-door in Delaware conducting a study called the National Survey on Drug Use and Health on behalf of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, an agency in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The annual study is a scientific, national […]



Volunteers Needed for Family & Friends Day on Sept. 9 at Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill in Smyrna

Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Friday, August 18, 2017

NEW CASTLE (Aug. 18, 2017) – The Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill (DHCI) is seeking community volunteers to support its annual Family & Friends Day on Saturday, Sept. 9, at the facility’s grounds in Smyrna. Groups and organizations are encouraged to volunteer at the annual event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at DHCI, […]



Governor Carney Signs Legislation Forming a Behavioral Health Consortium and Addiction Action Committee in Delaware

Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | Division of Public Health | Governor John Carney | Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2017

Georgetown, Del. – On Wednesday, at the site of the future SUN Behavioral Health Hospital, Governor John Carney signed into law Senate Bill 111 and House Bill 220 – bipartisan legislation aimed at curbing the addiction epidemic Delaware faces and improving resources for those struggling with mental illness. Senate Bill 111 creates the Behavioral Health […]



Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long Presents Delaware’s Plan as a National Model to Fight Addiction at National Conference in Nashville

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | Governor John Carney | Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Monday, August 14, 2017

Nashville, Tenn. – Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long joined other Lieutenant Governor’s from around the country at the National Lieutenant Governor’s Association Conference in Nashville to present Delaware’s plan to fight the addiction epidemic, which has become one of the largest public health crises’ in our Delaware’s history. “State’s across the country are dealing with many of the same […]






  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services

DPH Back to School Child Health and Safety Checklist

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, August 24, 2017

While new school clothes, backpacks and school supplies can dominate parents’ back-to-school lists, the Division of Public Health (DPH) shares some tips to keep your child healthier and safer during the new school year.



Federal Researchers Conducting Door-to-Door Survey in Delaware on Drug Use, Mental Health Issues

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2017

NEW CASTLE (Aug. 23, 2017) – RTI International interviewers are going door-to-door in Delaware conducting a study called the National Survey on Drug Use and Health on behalf of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, an agency in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The annual study is a scientific, national […]



Volunteers Needed for Family & Friends Day on Sept. 9 at Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill in Smyrna

Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Friday, August 18, 2017

NEW CASTLE (Aug. 18, 2017) – The Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill (DHCI) is seeking community volunteers to support its annual Family & Friends Day on Saturday, Sept. 9, at the facility’s grounds in Smyrna. Groups and organizations are encouraged to volunteer at the annual event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at DHCI, […]



Governor Carney Signs Legislation Forming a Behavioral Health Consortium and Addiction Action Committee in Delaware

Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | Division of Public Health | Governor John Carney | Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2017

Georgetown, Del. – On Wednesday, at the site of the future SUN Behavioral Health Hospital, Governor John Carney signed into law Senate Bill 111 and House Bill 220 – bipartisan legislation aimed at curbing the addiction epidemic Delaware faces and improving resources for those struggling with mental illness. Senate Bill 111 creates the Behavioral Health […]



Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long Presents Delaware’s Plan as a National Model to Fight Addiction at National Conference in Nashville

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | Governor John Carney | Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Monday, August 14, 2017

Nashville, Tenn. – Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long joined other Lieutenant Governor’s from around the country at the National Lieutenant Governor’s Association Conference in Nashville to present Delaware’s plan to fight the addiction epidemic, which has become one of the largest public health crises’ in our Delaware’s history. “State’s across the country are dealing with many of the same […]