Bethany Hall-Long

[6] The consortium's role is to develop short-term and long-term plans to address addiction and mental health issues in Delaware.

[7] In 2018, Pew Charitable Trusts partnered with the Consortium to help increase access to opioid treatment.

[8] In June 2022 Hall-Long worked with state senator Sarah McBride and state representative Melissa Minor-Brown to secure $3.2 million in funding from the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services for the first in-patient addiction treatment facility for pregnant and parenting women in Delaware.

[10] In April 2024, Hall-Long announced her candidacy for governor of Delaware, joining New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer and former Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Collin O’Mara in the Democratic primary race.

[11] She faced controversy when her campaign team discovered that she has provided more than $200,000 in undisclosed payments to her husband, Dana Long.