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  • CDHS Releases New Data Product on Polysubstance Use

    CDHS Releases New Data Product on Polysubstance Use

    This Venn diagram serves as a visualization of reported past year substance use, highlighting polysubstance use, among Delaware 11th grade students. Thirty-seven percent of students reported using at least one substance in the past year. This information was collected through the Delaware School Survey and the product was developed using DeepVenn™. 


  • Dr. Rochelle Brittingham Presents YRBS Data on Youth Opioid Use and Risk Perception

    Dr. Rochelle Brittingham Presents YRBS Data on Youth Opioid Use and Risk Perception

    A community response briefing was hosted on Friday, June 2 by Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long and leaders from the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), Department of Education (DOE), and Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families (DSCYF) to provide information on the state’s efforts to address youth substance use. Dr. Rochelle…


  • CDHS Presents at the Delaware Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice Integration Summit

    CDHS Presents at the Delaware Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice Integration Summit

    CDHS held two presentations at the Delaware Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice Integration Summit on May 22nd. The event, funded by a Bureau of Justice Assistance grant, brought behavioral health and criminal justice system professionals together to collaborate and learn about cross-system approaches to treating justice involved individuals and families impacted by substance use, mental…