By G. Wayne Miller, Staff Writer, The Providence Journal Raised in dire circumstances, living with mental-health challenges, Jeremiah Rainville will be honored with a national Inspiration Award CRANSTON — This is not how the story usually goes. You do not survive childhood abuse, a succession of foster homes, the trauma of a mentally ill mother more »
Read MoreMembers and friends of NAMI Rhode Island are invited to attend the Annual Meeting on Wednesday, May 24, at 5 pm, at the Central Congregational Church, 296 Angell Street, Providence, RI. A light dinner will be served. Please rsvp by May 22 to Executive Director Cindy Elder at cindy.elder@namirhodeisland.org or 401-331-3060. The evening will feature more »
Read MoreBy G. Wayne Miller, Providence Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE — Scientists, clinicians, advocates and others from the state’s mental-health and recovery communities will convene May 10 for the “Bridging the Gaps: Heroes and Allies, Changing the Conversation” conference, sponsored by the Rhode Island chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The daylong conference at more »
Read MoreCommentary in The Providence Journal by Ruth Feder and David Spencer. The Republican proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (the ACA) with the American Health Care Act has been withdrawn. For consumers of behavioral health services, this is very good news. This plan would have dramatically reduced the number of individuals who more »
Read MoreLetter to the Editor, The Providence Journal, March 26, 2017 The health-care bill that went before the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday paired social injustice with fiscal irresponsibility. Nearly one out of three people covered by the Medicaid expansion lives with a mental health or substance use condition. The proposed American Health Care Act more »
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