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The Department of Behavioral Health & Mental Retardation Services - DBH/MRS

Recovery, Resilience and Self-Determination

Arthur C. Evans, Ph.D. Director,

Welcome to the City of Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health & Mental Retardation Services (DBH/MRS) web site. Our goal is to develop a web site that is responsive to the people we serve and collaborate with, while highlighting our efforts around recovery, resiliency and self-determination.
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DBHMRS Budget Update Presentations

DBH/MRS hosted a series of budget update sessions for providers and interested stakeholders. The department’s service goals for specific 2010 calendar year levels of care were discussed. Important changes in care management and clinical oversight were also discussed. The ultimate goal of these changes is to improve individual and system-wide outcomes.

Added 28/01/2010 by Gary L. Brown » read

Gambling Addiction in the Spotlight in Philadelphia

Dr. Arthur Evans, a faculty member in the psychiatry department at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, suggested a basis for gambling addiction from a behavioral-science perspective. Dr. Evans and his colleagues answered questions and gave advice to attendees after the seminar on understanding, preventing, and ending gambling addiction.

Added 23/10/2009 by Epoch Times, Tina Wang and Yan Yan » read

Treatment News & Events

  • DBH Executive Directors meeting schedule for 2009-2010
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  • February Balloon Calendar
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  • January Balloon Calendar
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