Valerie Longhurst

House Passes Longhurst, Poore Bill to Fund Suicide Hotline, Related Services

DOVER- Today the Delaware House passed a bill that would enhance the funding source for the state’s 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline to improve its continuum of care and enable more residents to receive necessary and needed behavioral health care.  In […]

House Democratic Caucus Leadership Statement
on Sen. Carper’s Retirement

DOVER – In response to U.S. Sen. Tom Carper’s announcement Monday that he will not seek re-election, House Democratic Caucus leadership – House Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf, House Majority Leader Valerie Longhurst and House Majority Whip Melissa Minor-Brown – issued the […]

House Passes Longhurst Bills to Address Mental Health for Delaware Students

DOVER – The House passed two measures on Tuesday aimed at improving the mental wellbeing of Delaware students. House Bill 3 and House Bill 4, sponsored by House Majority Leader Valerie Longhurst, are part of a larger package of bills […]

Longhurst, Poore Bill Would Fund Suicide Hotline, Related Services

DOVER – Continuing Delaware’s efforts to expand and provide residents with the necessary behavioral healthcare they need, lawmakers unveiled a bill Tuesday that would establish a funding source for the state’s 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline to improve its continuum […]