Tag: Horizon Healthcare Partners
R.I. suicide and crisis line calls increase over 50% since 988...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced that the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline fielded more than 6,000 calls during its first year operating...
James M. Lehane III, Newport Mental Health CEO and president
PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023
James M. Lehane III
Newport Mental Health
CEO and president
JAMES M. LEHANE III IS IMMENSELY PROUD of how far Rhode Island...
Number change boosts calls to R.I. crisis lifeline
A little over six months since the national suicide and crisis lifeline trimmed down its number to an easy-to-remember 988, calls have been pouring...
Helping those in recovery find a safe place to go
Donna “Dee Dee” Williams works with people trying to stay off drugs and maintain a sober life. Her work revolves around coordinating services, including...
R.I. leads nation in percentage of suicide hotline calls answered in-state
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s response rate for answering calls to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline hit 99% during the first quarter of 2020, a...
Mental Health Association of R.I. lines up Mental Health Month workshops
PROVIDENCE – The Mental Health Association of Rhode Island and various other organizations statewide are recognizing May as Mental Health Month with a series...
Pandemic raises workload for mental health agencies
During the first week of March at the BH Link call center in East Providence, about 3.5% of the roughly 40 calls that came...
R.I. to launch first 24/7 mental health, substance-use triage, call center...
EAST PROVIDENCE – The state’s first triage and 24/7 hotline call center for overdose and addiction crises, the $1.4 million Behavioral Health Link, will...
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