The money will help fund opioid crisis prevention and mental health services. (Photo from iStock/Getty Images)

Del. gets $38.8 million from feds to assist in opioid crisis 

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Health

Nearly $40 million of federal funding is headed to the First State for substance use disorder and mental health services. There were 527 fatal overdoses in Delaware in 2023.  “Brandywine is very excited that Delaware was able to secure $38.8 million from the Biden-Harris administration to continue to support the work the Behavioral Health providers are doing across the State …

New Castle County Hope Center

Hope Center plans to face budget questions with facts

Peter OsborneGovernment, Headlines

As homelessness increases in Delaware and COVID-related support dries up, the New Castle County Hope Center plans to roll out its new long-term sustainability strategy in January. It will include a companion dashboard demonstrating how big a dent in the problem the center has made over the past three years. New Castle County purchased the former Sheraton Hotel on Airport …