Delaware Opioid Prescription Rates Falling Seven Months After New Regulations Enacted
Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Justice | Department of State | Division of Public Health | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Former Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Statistics from the Division of Professional Regulation, which licenses controlled substance prescribers, show a 12-percent drop in opioid prescriptions statewide compared to the first quarter of 2017. The number of Delaware patients being treated with opioid medications has also declined by 8 percent over the same time period, the division reports.
Delaware Steps Up Fight Against Addiction; Begins Work to Expand Mental Health Services
Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | Division of Public Health | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Former Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long (2017-2025) | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Friday, October 27, 2017
Led by Lt. Governor Hall-Long, new group will develop plan to do more to help Delawareans battle substance abuse, increase mental health treatment options and support families NEW CASTLE, Del. – Delaware officials, health professionals and community advocates came together Friday to take the next step in Delaware’s fight against substance use addiction. The Behavioral […]
Media Advisory: 2017 Delaware Arts Summit – Arts for All: Transforming Individuals & Communities
Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Former Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long (2017-2025) | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, October 26, 2017
2017 Delaware Arts Summit: Arts for All: Transforming Individuals & Communities WHAT: The Arts Summit brings together Delaware’s arts community to connect, learn, and get inspired. The speakers and sessions will illuminate ways to create value and increase the impact of the arts to purposefully enhance well-being, understanding, learning, and creativity for all. Sessions include: […]
Lt. Governor Hall-Long Releases Agenda for First Behavioral Health Consortium Meeting
Former Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Saturday, October 14, 2017
Behavioral Health Consortium Friday, October 27th 10:30A-12:00P, Buena Vista Call to Order, 10:30A: Welcome from Lt. Governor Hall-Long and Dr. Rattay Senate Bill 111 Overview and Origin Introduction of Consortium Members Objectives and Overview of the Consortium General Guidelines and Framework of the Consortium Behavioral and Mental Health Task Force […]
Lt. Governor Hall-Long’s Statement on President Trump’s Executive Order Ending Health Care Cost-Sharing Reductions
Former Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long (2017-2025) | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Friday, October 13, 2017
DOVER, Del- Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long released the following statement in light of President Trump’s Executive Order ending health care cost-sharing reductions, ending affordable healthcare for thousands of Delawareans: “I am deeply disappointed by President Trump’s decision to limit coverage options and increase premiums for millions of Americans receiving affordable health care. His executive order will […]
