RICHARD CHAREST is the director of the R.I. Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS
Richard Charest, director of the R.I. Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals, has been on the job for nearly a year. He replaced former Director Kathryn Powers in May of 2021, coming to the department when the agency was in the spotlight as Eleanor Slater Hospital, a state-run psychiatric hospital, faced financial troubles…