Tag: Mental Health
Amid the health crisis, a new focus on benefits
Six months ago, companies in Rhode Island that were worried about keeping talented employees were talking about salary increases and benefits enhancements. The job...
Maintain focus on wellness
Jennifer Weaver-Breitenbecher | Polaris Counseling & Consulting LLC owner
When first offered, working from home seemed like an ideal situation for many employees. Countless memes...
A need to flatten the mental health curve
The mental health crisis triggered by COVID-19 is escalating rapidly. One example: When compared with a 2018 survey, U.S. adults are now eight times...
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...
Report: Out-of-network visits for mental health, substance use remain high in...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Islanders regularly venture out of network for mental health care and substance-use treatment, according to a national report released last week.
The...
Events held to raise awareness of substance use, celebrate recovery
PROVIDENCE – A number of events focused on increasing awareness and understanding of mental health and substance-use disorders are planned across the state this...
Pisciotta named new executive director of Mental Health Association of R.I.
LAURIE-MARIE PISCIOTTA was recently named executive director of the Mental Health Association of Rhode Island. The Providence-based organization promotes mental health, with the goal...
DHHS grants R.I. $9M to expand, coordinate mental health youth outreach
PROVIDENCE — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $9 million, five-year grant to the R.I. Department of Education and...
Parity seen lacking in mental, physical care
By law, mental or behavioral health and physical health should be treated with parity by insurers but Rhode Island lawmakers and insurance professionals say...
PPD gets $700K Smart Policing Innovation Grant from D.O.J.
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Police Department received $700,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Smart Policing Initiative: Smart Policing Innovation Grant, the PPD announced...
