Tag: suicide
Five Questions With: Lisa Uebelacker
Care New England Health System recently collaborated with the R.I. Department of Health to train 89 clinicians throughout the state in Counseling on Access...
RIDOH launches campaign to spotlight men’s mental health
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health recently launched a statewide campaign called “You Good, Man?” to help raise awareness and prevent suicide among...
Bradley Hospital to host virtual suicide prevention conference
PROVIDENCE – This year, Bradley Hospital’s fall conference is offering suicide prevention training for people who do not have a medical background.
The Bradley Conference...
$2M NIH grant to fund research on relationship between sleep disruption...
PROVIDENCE – Researchers at Butler Hospital and the Providence VA Medical Center have received a $2.24 million federal grant from the National Institutes of...
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...
Five Questions With: Jeffrey Hill
Jeffrey Hill has severed as the R.I. Department of Health’s violence and injury prevention coordinator since October 2016. Previously, he was the youth suicide...
Report: R.I. ranks 3rd in N.E. for overall senior health
PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island’s overall environment for seniors has improved since last year, ranking high in percentage of high-quality nursing home beds, Supplemental Nutrition...















