{"id":19859,"date":"2025-12-17T10:55:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T15:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/?p=19859"},"modified":"2025-12-17T10:55:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T15:55:54","slug":"delaware-behavioral-health-consortium-appoints-new-administrator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-behavioral-health-consortium-appoints-new-administrator\/","title":{"rendered":"DELAWARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM APPOINTS NEW ADMINISTRATOR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wilmington, Del. \u2014 Katie Leibel-Marin has been named administrator of the Delaware Behavioral Health Consortium (BHC), the Office of Lieutenant Governor Kyle Evans Gay reports. She began the role on December 1 and will manage operations and initiatives designed to improve behavioral and mental health services across the state.<br>Leibel-Marin brings experience in strategic planning, budget oversight, and community engagement. She has also worked with boards and advisory groups, helping organizations coordinate programs and expand their reach. In a statement released by the Lieutenant Governor\u2019s office, Leibel-Marin said she is committed to fostering collaboration among BHC members and engaging Delaware communities to improve access to mental and behavioral health services. The BHC, chaired by Lt. Governor Gay, includes health professionals, educators, law enforcement personnel, and community advocates. The consortium has expanded its work in recent years, partnering with government agencies and local organizations to coordinate prevention, treatment, and public awareness initiatives. Lt. Governor Gay said Leibel-Marin\u2019s background makes her well-positioned to guide these efforts and strengthen the consortium\u2019s impact statewide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"488\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/katie-marin.jpg?resize=488%2C490&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/katie-marin.jpg?w=488&amp;ssl=1 488w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/katie-marin.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/katie-marin.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo: Submitted via Office of Lieutenant Governor Kyle Evans Gay\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wilmington, Del. \u2014 Katie Leibel-Marin has been named administrator of the Delaware Behavioral Health Consortium (BHC), the Office of Lieutenant Governor Kyle Evans Gay reports. She began the role on December 1 and will manage operations and initiatives designed to improve behavioral and mental health services across the state.Leibel-Marin brings experience in strategic planning, budget [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19860,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/katie-marin.jpg?fit=488%2C490&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-5aj","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5692,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-launches-ask-the-question-campaign-to-combat-veteran-suicide\/","url_meta":{"origin":19859,"position":0},"title":"Delaware Launches \u2018Ask the Question\u2019 Campaign to Combat Veteran Suicide\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0","author":"Admin","date":"October 5, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"New campaign spearheaded by Lt. 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