Five Questions With: Richard Charest

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…

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