Data Stories
Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder
Insights from the 2014-2018 Delaware Suicide Surveillance Study
Date published: April 2022Nearly 600 Delawareans died by suicide between 2014 and 2018. By examining the data and the characteristics of those who died, DHSS seeks to provide residents, health care professionals, local organizations, and others with information that could help prevent future suicides.
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COVID-19
COVID-19 Vaccinations in the Hispanic Community
Date published: March 2022Hispanic Delawareans were hit hard during the pandemic's early months and slow to be vaccinated. Now they top the vaccination tables. What happened?
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Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder
Delaware's Opioid Crisis
Date published: January 2020In Delaware, like in many states across the nation, the statistics paint a troubling reality. Over 30,000 adults, 9,000 adolescents, and more than 82 percent of our prison population struggle with mental illness or substance use disorder.
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