One of Delaware’s largest state agencies, the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) provides essential services to improve the quality of life for Delaware’s citizens by promoting health and well-being, fostering self-sufficiency, and protecting vulnerable populations.

DHSS supports and uplifts Delawareans at some of the most challenging moments in their lives. Whether connecting people with emergency assistance and social services through our State Service Centers; protecting water, air and bodies through public health programming; providing health coverage to nearly 1 in 4 Delaware residents through Medicaid and medical assistance programs; driving efforts to reduce substance abuse and address mental health needs; enforcing and processing child support orders; or serving populations with complex physical and behavioral needs, the more than 4,000 full-time members of the DHSS team serve Delawareans with dignity, compassion and innovation through a variety of state and federally funded health and social service programs.

Campuses and Facilities

In addition to 19 State Service Centers and Social Services facilities conveniently located through the state, DHSS also operates group homes and treatment facilities, a state-of-the-science Public Health Lab, and three 24/7 residential facilities.

DHSS facilities include the Delaware Psychiatric Center in New Castle County, providing secured, inpatient acute care and treatment for adults experiencing severe mental illness; the Stockley Center in Sussex County, offering habilitative training, health care, family and residential services for individuals with developmental disabilities; and the Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill in Kent County, Delaware’s only state-operated long-term skilled nursing facility.

Campuses

Facilities