May 28th, 2019
By Janine Weisman
On the first day of spring, they came to the Rhode Island Statehouse. Many were students from Portsmouth High School who formed the suicide prevention group Every Student...
August 28th, 2018
By Eileen Weber
The Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association backed late-session legislation in June that attempted to overturn a 2016 law requiring mental health training for police...
May 14th, 2018
By Phyllis Hanlon
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Tags: behavioral health, Connecticut, increase in beds, increase in facilities, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, opioid crisis, psychiatric care, psychiatric unit, Rhode Island, Vermont
Posted in Articles, Leading Stories | Comments Off on Mass. increases beds, facilities while other states remain stable
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March 5th, 2018
By Pamela Berard
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Tags: acute mental health crisis center, employment program, Gov. Gina Raimondo, job training, legislation, mental healthcare, parity laws, Rhode Island, substance use disorder, substance use disorder counseling, treatment
Posted in Articles, Leading Stories | Comments Off on Lawmakers seek to strengthen parity in Rhode Island
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