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  Category: Office of the Lieutenant Governor


Delaware Health Officials Issue Warning for Sussex County after Suspected Overdoses

Delaware Health and Social Services | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 18, 2018

NEW CASTLE (July 18, 2018) – With more than half of the deaths from suspected overdoses occurring in Sussex County so far this month, Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker is urging the community to be aware of the uptick and also is warning people in active substance use […]




Hall-Long Selected to Help Lead Nation’s Lieutenant Governor’s Association

Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Dover-DE- Delaware’s lieutenant governor is a newly named officer of the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA). NLGA is the professional association for the second-highest ranking officials in all 50 states and the U.S. territories.    Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long is now serving as Treasurer of the NLGA Executive Committee.  “The lieutenant governor was chosen and […]




Lt. Governor Hall-Long’s Statement on Senate’s Passage of Overdose System of Care

Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Dover, DE–Lt. Governor Hall-Long issued the following statement on the Senate’s passage of HS 1 for HB 440: “Delawareans deserve a treatment system that works for them when they need it most. With today’s passage of HS 1 for HB 440, Delaware is one step closer to establishing an overdose system of care that will […]




Governor Carney Hosts Ramadan Iftar Dinner at Woodburn

Governor John Carney | Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, June 7, 2018

DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney hosted 30 guests on Wednesday night at a Ramadan Iftar dinner at Woodburn, including members of Delaware’s Muslim community and statewide elected officials. The Iftar is the evening meal after sunset that concludes the daily fasting during the month of Ramadan, which ends the evening of June 14 this […]




Lieutenant Governor, Behavioral Health Consortium Present Governor with “Three-Year Action Plan”

Governor John Carney | Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | News | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2018

  Advisory body developed roadmap to address prevention, treatment and recovery   WILMINGTON, Del. – On Tuesday, Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long, along with members of the Behavioral Health Consortium, presented Governor Carney with their initial report, a “Three-Year Action Plan,” to confront addiction and mental illness across Delaware. “I am proud to release this initial […]







  Category: Office of the Lieutenant Governor

Delaware Health Officials Issue Warning for Sussex County after Suspected Overdoses

Delaware Health and Social Services | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 18, 2018

NEW CASTLE (July 18, 2018) – With more than half of the deaths from suspected overdoses occurring in Sussex County so far this month, Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker is urging the community to be aware of the uptick and also is warning people in active substance use […]




Hall-Long Selected to Help Lead Nation’s Lieutenant Governor’s Association

Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Dover-DE- Delaware’s lieutenant governor is a newly named officer of the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA). NLGA is the professional association for the second-highest ranking officials in all 50 states and the U.S. territories.    Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long is now serving as Treasurer of the NLGA Executive Committee.  “The lieutenant governor was chosen and […]




Lt. Governor Hall-Long’s Statement on Senate’s Passage of Overdose System of Care

Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Dover, DE–Lt. Governor Hall-Long issued the following statement on the Senate’s passage of HS 1 for HB 440: “Delawareans deserve a treatment system that works for them when they need it most. With today’s passage of HS 1 for HB 440, Delaware is one step closer to establishing an overdose system of care that will […]




Governor Carney Hosts Ramadan Iftar Dinner at Woodburn

Governor John Carney | Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, June 7, 2018

DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney hosted 30 guests on Wednesday night at a Ramadan Iftar dinner at Woodburn, including members of Delaware’s Muslim community and statewide elected officials. The Iftar is the evening meal after sunset that concludes the daily fasting during the month of Ramadan, which ends the evening of June 14 this […]




Lieutenant Governor, Behavioral Health Consortium Present Governor with “Three-Year Action Plan”

Governor John Carney | Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | News | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2018

  Advisory body developed roadmap to address prevention, treatment and recovery   WILMINGTON, Del. – On Tuesday, Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long, along with members of the Behavioral Health Consortium, presented Governor Carney with their initial report, a “Three-Year Action Plan,” to confront addiction and mental illness across Delaware. “I am proud to release this initial […]