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Rep. Michael Barbieri to Head Substance Abuse Division

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NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) - The Department of Health and Social Services says Democratic State  Rep. Michael Barbieri has been named director of the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health.

Secretary Rita Landgraf announced the appointment Monday, saying it is effective on Aug. 4. Barbieri, ,who has represented the Newark area since 2008, will resign from the House on Aug. 3.

Barbieri, a social worker, is chief executive officer of Crossroads of Delaware, a youth treatment center in Wilmington. He says he will relinquish his ownership in Crossroads.

Barbieri will succeed Dr. Gerard Gallucci, who has been acting director since Kevin Ann Huckshorn resigned in October of 2014.

A special election will be conducted to fill Barbieri's 18th District House seat.

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.