Tag: Mental Health Association of Rhode Island
McKee signs four bills into law
Four new laws signed on June 6 by Gov. Daniel J. McKee aim to improve emergency care for heart attacks on golf courses, train lifeguards...
Philanthropy Calendar, May 21, 2025
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Closing R.I.’s language gap in behavioral health care
When Joise Garzon embarked on her career several years ago after completing Rhode Island College’s Master of Social Work program, colleagues and acquaintances would...
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...
Clingham named 2023 Mental Health Hero of the Year
MEGAN N. CLINGHAM, director of the R.I. Office of the Mental Health Advocate, was presented with the 2023 Mental Health Hero of the Year...
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...