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DHSS Launches START Initiative to Engage More Delawareans Suffering from Substance Use Disorder

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Governor John Carney | Kent County | Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 3, 2018

WILMINGTON (Oct. 3, 2018) – As a way to engage more Delawareans suffering from substance use disorder in treatment, while also meeting their accompanying needs for housing, employment, education and other wraparound services, the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) today launched its START Initiative with a press conference and a daylong forum for […]




Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Launches Referral Network for Addiction, Mental Health Treatment Services

Delaware Health and Social Services | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 2, 2018

NEW CASTLE (Oct. 2, 2018) – The Department of Health and Social Services’ Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH) last week launched its online referral network – Delaware Treatment and Referral Network (DTRN) – allowing Delaware health care providers seeking substance use disorder treatment or mental health services for their patients to make […]




Governor Carney: It’s time, Wilmington!

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Op-ed by Governor John Carney What makes a city great? Cities are centers of commerce, arts, sports and places where we can live together. Great cities have good schools and safe and strong neighborhoods where every child has an opportunity to be successful. But great cities are more than the sum of these parts. A […]




Delaware Receives $9M Federal Grant to Expand Mental Health Supports in Schools

Department of Education | Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | Governor John Carney | Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | News | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Monday, September 24, 2018

Grant funds Project DelAWARE, a new partnership between the State of Delaware and three school districts WILMINGTON, Del. – Delaware has won a $9 million federal grant to expand school mental health supports. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant will fund Project DelAWARE, a […]




FRIDAY & SATURDAY: Governor Carney’s Construction Career Expo

Department of Education | Department of Labor | Department of Transportation | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, September 20, 2018

Expo to expose students, career-seekers to careers in construction WILMINGTON, Del. – On Friday and Saturday at the Chase Center on the Riverfront, Governor John Carney and a dozen partner organizations will host the first Governor’s Construction Career Expo to expose Delaware students and Delawareans exploring a career change to careers in construction. The construction […]







  Category: Office of the Governor

DHSS Launches START Initiative to Engage More Delawareans Suffering from Substance Use Disorder

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Governor John Carney | Kent County | Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 3, 2018

WILMINGTON (Oct. 3, 2018) – As a way to engage more Delawareans suffering from substance use disorder in treatment, while also meeting their accompanying needs for housing, employment, education and other wraparound services, the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) today launched its START Initiative with a press conference and a daylong forum for […]




Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Launches Referral Network for Addiction, Mental Health Treatment Services

Delaware Health and Social Services | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 2, 2018

NEW CASTLE (Oct. 2, 2018) – The Department of Health and Social Services’ Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH) last week launched its online referral network – Delaware Treatment and Referral Network (DTRN) – allowing Delaware health care providers seeking substance use disorder treatment or mental health services for their patients to make […]




Governor Carney: It’s time, Wilmington!

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Op-ed by Governor John Carney What makes a city great? Cities are centers of commerce, arts, sports and places where we can live together. Great cities have good schools and safe and strong neighborhoods where every child has an opportunity to be successful. But great cities are more than the sum of these parts. A […]




Delaware Receives $9M Federal Grant to Expand Mental Health Supports in Schools

Department of Education | Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | Governor John Carney | Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | News | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Monday, September 24, 2018

Grant funds Project DelAWARE, a new partnership between the State of Delaware and three school districts WILMINGTON, Del. – Delaware has won a $9 million federal grant to expand school mental health supports. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant will fund Project DelAWARE, a […]




FRIDAY & SATURDAY: Governor Carney’s Construction Career Expo

Department of Education | Department of Labor | Department of Transportation | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, September 20, 2018

Expo to expose students, career-seekers to careers in construction WILMINGTON, Del. – On Friday and Saturday at the Chase Center on the Riverfront, Governor John Carney and a dozen partner organizations will host the first Governor’s Construction Career Expo to expose Delaware students and Delawareans exploring a career change to careers in construction. The construction […]