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Governor Carney Announces Trauma-Informed Initiatives

Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Family Services Cabinet Council launches Compassionate Champion Award, Trauma Awareness Month Planning WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Tuesday announced two new initiatives from the Family Services Cabinet Council to implement Executive Order 24, which launched efforts to make Delaware a trauma-informed state. The Family Services Cabinet Council – a cabinet-level group reestablished by […]




Delaware continues focus on trauma-informed practices

Department of Education | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, February 1, 2019

Over the past three years, more than 7,000 Delaware educators have participated in professional development opportunities around trauma, including book studies, workshops, strategic planning and the multi-district Compassionate Schools Teacher Test Lab. So far this year, more than 400 educators have engaged in free DDOE training to better understanding why adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are so threatening and how they rewire the brain.




Code Purple Declared As Bitterly Cold Temperatures, Sub-Zero Wind Chills Arrive

Delaware Health and Social Services | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 30, 2019

NEW CASTLE (Jan. 30, 2019) With Delaware facing the coldest temperatures of the winter from Wednesday night through Thursday, Code Purple is being declared across the state by the nonprofit and volunteer organizations that operate the shelters to keep people who are homeless safe during dangerous winter weather. When severe snowstorms or sub-zero temperatures are […]




Governor Carney Announces Loan Program for Federal Workers

Delaware State Housing Authority | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, January 24, 2019

Program would provide state-guaranteed, low-interest loans for workers going unpaid during shutdown DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney on Thursday announced a state-guaranteed, low-interest loan program to assist federal workers who are going unpaid during the federal government shutdown. Loans funded through the program announced Thursday would be made by a financial institution and with […]




Governor Carney Presents Fiscal Year 2020 Recommended Budget

Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, January 24, 2019

Plan advances priorities outlined in State of the State including public education DOVER, Del. – Governor Carney on Thursday presented his Fiscal Year 2020 Recommended Budget, sending the General Assembly a plan that will make important investments in Delaware’s economy, public schools, and quality of life. “We presented a responsible budget plan today that makes […]







  Category: Office of the Governor

Governor Carney Announces Trauma-Informed Initiatives

Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Family Services Cabinet Council launches Compassionate Champion Award, Trauma Awareness Month Planning WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Tuesday announced two new initiatives from the Family Services Cabinet Council to implement Executive Order 24, which launched efforts to make Delaware a trauma-informed state. The Family Services Cabinet Council – a cabinet-level group reestablished by […]




Delaware continues focus on trauma-informed practices

Department of Education | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, February 1, 2019

Over the past three years, more than 7,000 Delaware educators have participated in professional development opportunities around trauma, including book studies, workshops, strategic planning and the multi-district Compassionate Schools Teacher Test Lab. So far this year, more than 400 educators have engaged in free DDOE training to better understanding why adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are so threatening and how they rewire the brain.




Code Purple Declared As Bitterly Cold Temperatures, Sub-Zero Wind Chills Arrive

Delaware Health and Social Services | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 30, 2019

NEW CASTLE (Jan. 30, 2019) With Delaware facing the coldest temperatures of the winter from Wednesday night through Thursday, Code Purple is being declared across the state by the nonprofit and volunteer organizations that operate the shelters to keep people who are homeless safe during dangerous winter weather. When severe snowstorms or sub-zero temperatures are […]




Governor Carney Announces Loan Program for Federal Workers

Delaware State Housing Authority | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, January 24, 2019

Program would provide state-guaranteed, low-interest loans for workers going unpaid during shutdown DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney on Thursday announced a state-guaranteed, low-interest loan program to assist federal workers who are going unpaid during the federal government shutdown. Loans funded through the program announced Thursday would be made by a financial institution and with […]




Governor Carney Presents Fiscal Year 2020 Recommended Budget

Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, January 24, 2019

Plan advances priorities outlined in State of the State including public education DOVER, Del. – Governor Carney on Thursday presented his Fiscal Year 2020 Recommended Budget, sending the General Assembly a plan that will make important investments in Delaware’s economy, public schools, and quality of life. “We presented a responsible budget plan today that makes […]