Tag: R.I. Department of Behavioral Healthcare
State-owned building in Woonsocket goes up for auction
WOONSOCKET – A state-owned downtown office building is being auctioned next month.
The three-story building at 181 Cumberland St. is the current location of the...
URI men’s basketball coach, president are top state earners again
PROVIDENCE – The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball coach and school president are again the top two earners among state employees, according to...
Top doctor at Eleanor Slater Hospital, BHDDH stepping down
PROVIDENCE – The top doctor charged with helping reform the troubled state psychiatric hospital is stepping down after less than a year on the...
It’s time to take control where we can
We knew from the start that the COVID-19 pandemic was going to do more than make people sick. Just days after our country’s first...
New survey shows Rhode Islanders recognize gravity of mental health, substance...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Islanders on the whole take mental health issues seriously, a new survey indicates.
The survey, paid for by the R.I. Department of...
Loan repayment program a recruiting tool in opioid battle
A federal loan repayment program aimed at getting more health care providers to help people suffering from opioid dependency is crucial to fighting what...
Five Questions With: Rebecca Boss
Since 2017, Rebecca Boss has served as director of the R.I. Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals. She came to the department...
Rhode Island Hospital receives $1.6M to study opioid treatment and care...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Hospital has received $1.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to study the effectiveness of providing medication and care...
Following guide of consent decree, Rhode Island improving opportunities for mentally...
In June 2013, federal investigators filed a complaint in U.S. District Court accusing Providence and Rhode Island of segregating individuals with intellectual and developmental...
Warren Alpert program will pre-qualify grads to treat addiction
PROVIDENCE – The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University has introduced a new program to allow students to qualify to treat drug addiction...
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