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DHSS Relaunches ‘Help Is Here’ Website with Accompanying Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Support Campaign

The Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) today launched an updated and significantly improved version of Delaware’s centralized online resource for addiction prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery information, HelpIsHereDE.com. The website is designed to assist people struggling with addiction, their families, the community, and medical providers. The new version of “Help is Here” is easier to navigate, can be translated into four languages (Spanish, Haitian Creole, French, and Chinese), is more mobile-device friendly, and offers updated information for the community and medical providers. Its expanded video section features new and highly personal testimonials from individuals in long-term recovery, parents who have lost adult children to overdoses, a treatment provider, and a police officer.




DNREC, DHSS now accepting grant proposals for wastewater, surface water, and drinking water project planning

DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship and office of Environmental Finance, and the Department of Health and Social Services’ (DHSS) Division of Public Health are now accepting project proposals from state, county and municipal governments and governmental subdivisions for matching grants for wastewater, surface water and drinking water project planning.




Dr. Kara Odom Walker Sworn in as New DHSS Cabinet Secretary

NEWS FROM THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES   Dr. Kara Odom Walker Sworn in as New DHSS Cabinet Secretary NEW CASTLE (Feb. 6, 2017) – With Gov. John Carney and the leadership team of the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) looking on, Dr. Kara Odom Walker was sworn as DHSS […]




Delaware’s Disability Mentoring Day to Provide Career-Building Experiences for 56 Students with Disabilities on Oct. 17; 39 Employers in New Castle, Kent and Sussex Counties Participating

NEWS FROM THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES   Delaware’s Disability Mentoring Day to Provide Career-Building Experiences for 56 Students with Disabilities on Oct. 17; 39 Employers in New Castle, Kent and Sussex Counties Participating NEW CASTLE (Oct. 17, 2016) – Delaware’s Disability Mentoring Day continues to grow, this year with a record […]




U.S. District Court Chief Judge Signs Order Releasing State of Delaware from Settlement Agreement; Decision Affirms State Has Effectively Reformed Public Mental Health System

NEWS FROM THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES   U.S. District Court Chief Judge Signs Order Releasing State of Delaware from Settlement Agreement; Decision Affirms State Has Effectively Reformed Public Mental Health System WILMINGTON (Oct. 11, 2016) – Chief Judge Leonard B. Stark, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, today signed […]







 Pages Tagged With: "Delaware Health and Social Services"

DHSS Relaunches ‘Help Is Here’ Website with Accompanying Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Support Campaign

The Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) today launched an updated and significantly improved version of Delaware’s centralized online resource for addiction prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery information, HelpIsHereDE.com. The website is designed to assist people struggling with addiction, their families, the community, and medical providers. The new version of “Help is Here” is easier to navigate, can be translated into four languages (Spanish, Haitian Creole, French, and Chinese), is more mobile-device friendly, and offers updated information for the community and medical providers. Its expanded video section features new and highly personal testimonials from individuals in long-term recovery, parents who have lost adult children to overdoses, a treatment provider, and a police officer.




DNREC, DHSS now accepting grant proposals for wastewater, surface water, and drinking water project planning

DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship and office of Environmental Finance, and the Department of Health and Social Services’ (DHSS) Division of Public Health are now accepting project proposals from state, county and municipal governments and governmental subdivisions for matching grants for wastewater, surface water and drinking water project planning.




Dr. Kara Odom Walker Sworn in as New DHSS Cabinet Secretary

NEWS FROM THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES   Dr. Kara Odom Walker Sworn in as New DHSS Cabinet Secretary NEW CASTLE (Feb. 6, 2017) – With Gov. John Carney and the leadership team of the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) looking on, Dr. Kara Odom Walker was sworn as DHSS […]




Delaware’s Disability Mentoring Day to Provide Career-Building Experiences for 56 Students with Disabilities on Oct. 17; 39 Employers in New Castle, Kent and Sussex Counties Participating

NEWS FROM THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES   Delaware’s Disability Mentoring Day to Provide Career-Building Experiences for 56 Students with Disabilities on Oct. 17; 39 Employers in New Castle, Kent and Sussex Counties Participating NEW CASTLE (Oct. 17, 2016) – Delaware’s Disability Mentoring Day continues to grow, this year with a record […]




U.S. District Court Chief Judge Signs Order Releasing State of Delaware from Settlement Agreement; Decision Affirms State Has Effectively Reformed Public Mental Health System

NEWS FROM THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES   U.S. District Court Chief Judge Signs Order Releasing State of Delaware from Settlement Agreement; Decision Affirms State Has Effectively Reformed Public Mental Health System WILMINGTON (Oct. 11, 2016) – Chief Judge Leonard B. Stark, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, today signed […]