Tag: Mental Health Association of Rhode Island
New bill introduced to increase insurance reimbursements to mental health providers
PROVIDENCE – A new bill introduced by a state lawmaker would increase the rate that insurance companies pay for outpatient mental health services.
Under current...
Mental health providers are overwhelmed in R.I.
As COVID-19 began to creep into Rhode Island in early 2020, Michelle Crossley saw a steady increase in emails from people wondering whether they...
MHARI report: R.I.’s continuum of mental health care has ‘gaping holes’
PROVIDENCE – A new report released Thursday by the Mental Health Association of Rhode Island highlights what the association’s executive director describes as “gaping...
Mental Health Association of R.I. names Tanzi 2022 Legislator of the...
PROVIDENCE – Citing her long history of mental health advocacy, the Mental Health Association of Rhode Island has named Rep. Teresa A. Tanzi, D-South...
Pleas to fix R.I.’s ‘broken’ behavioral health system
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, treatment providers, advocates and lawmakers are calling for Rhode Island to confront its problems with access to...
Prioritize staff mental health
Laurie-Marie Pisciotta | Mental Health Association of Rhode Island executive director
Make no mistake: Living through a pandemic the past two years has taken a toll...
Monopoly concerns dominate second Lifespan-CNE public comment meeting
PROVIDENCE – Throughout a two-hour meeting held on Wednesday on the proposed Lifespan Corp. and Care New England Health System merger, many attendees raised...
MHARI: State lacks diversity among mental health workers
PROVIDENCE – The Mental Health Association of Rhode Island on Thursday said the state needs a more diverse pool of behavioral health care workers...
United Way of R.I. awards $4.5M in grants to organizations promoting...
PROVIDENCE – As part of the United Way of Rhode Island’s five-year, $100 million plan to create transformative change in the Ocean State, the nonprofit...
MHARI to host town hall on incarceration and mental illness
PROVIDENCE – The Mental Health Association of Rhode Island’s series of virtual meetings pushing for an Olmstead plan for Rhode Island continues on Wednesday,...
