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A MEDICAL CONSULTATION: Frances DaLomba, clinical director of the health and wellness center at the nonprofit Justice Assistance, chats with the organization’s CEO, Jacob Bissaillon. 
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Breaking healthcare barriers after prison

He opened his car door in the parking lot of a local steakhouse and couldn’t make himself get out. It was his first day...

Newport Mental Health names new medical director

NEWPORT – Newport Mental Health has named Dr. Joshua C. Brown as its new medical director, the certified community behavioral health clinic announced last...

Butler launches ‘urgent care’ modeled service for mental, behavioral health

PROVIDENCE – For general health issues, urgent care has long served as a middle ground between scheduled office visits and the emergency room. A new service by Butler Hospital seeks to provide this level of care tailored specifically...

CODAC celebrates opening of integrated health care center

PROVIDENCE –CODAC Behavioral Healthcare celebrated the opening of its new integrated health care center on Monday. CODAC’s new headquarters is located on Royal Little Drive...

Five Questions With: Jillian Roy

Jillian Roy | President, The Providence Center 1. You were recently appointed president of The Providence Center. What made you want to lead the...

Newport Hospital breaks ground early on adolescent behavioral health unit

NEWPORT – Newport Hospital recently announced that it exceeded its $5 million funding goal for the new Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit, or ABHU, allowing...

Five Questions With Kathleen Treloar

At the start of the school year the pediatric behavioral health team at Rhode Island Primary Care Physicians Corporation notices an increase in referrals...
COMFORTABLE ­SURROUNDINGS: This is a rendering of what the 25-bed short-stay unit at Butler Hospital will look like when completed. The unit is expected to ease the demand on emergency departments at local hospitals that are treating people with behavioral health care needs. 
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Short-stay unit at Butler to ease burden at ERs

Normally, the auditorium at Butler Hospital in Providence is a gathering spot for conferences and panel discussions on behavioral health issues. But in early...

R.I. Foundation grants $350K to 45 Newport County nonprofits

NEWPORT – The Rhode Island Foundation announced Wednesday that 45 local nonprofits will share $350,000 in grants from the Newport County Fund. The recipients are...

Outgoing R.I. Foundation leader: State’s economic prospects grim without better education,...

PROVIDENCE – For 15 years, Neil D. Steinberg has helmed Rhode Island’s largest funder of nonprofits. The 69-year-old former banker also has been at the...
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