Thrive Behavioral Health Highlights Housing Equity with “Raising the Bar” Fundraiser
The annual celebration helped raise $35,000 for critical housing services WARWICK, R.I. – Thrive Behavioral Health, one of RI’s leading providers of comprehensive mental health services, hosted its annual fundraising event on Tuesday, May 7 at the Event Factory in Warwick. Sponsored by Picerne Real Estate Group, Grace Barker Health, and Newport Restaurant Group, this […]
988 Is There For Us- Now We Need To Support Them
Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among young people. Every year in the US, more people die by suicide than in car accidents, and more suicide deaths occur than homicide and AIDS deaths combined. In 2022, the State of Rhode Island officially joined the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. The 988 Suicide & Crisis […]
Thriving Together: Connecting Communities with the Tools for Lasting Wellness
Justin Tipple’s apartment is a mess right now, but for good reason. Justin is packing to move into his first independent apartment. “I’ve experienced a lot of setbacks, but I knew I could do it. I just kept moving forward.” Said Justin, as we sat in his living room. “There was a time when I […]
Point Made: Uncovering the Realities of Homelessness in Kent County
When people ask why I work for a nonprofit organization my answer is easy. As a development director, I love that the success I have in my job directly impacts the community I am a part of. Last month, I volunteered as a direct service administrator helping to collect data for Rhode Island’s annual Point […]
Thrive Behavioral Health Completes Innovative Staff Training Program Addressing Implicit Bias and Creating ‘Safe Zones’ For LGBTQ+ Communities
WARWICK, R.I. – Thrive Behavioral Health, one of RI’s leading providers of comprehensive mental health services, is proud to announce the launch of innovative diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training, preparing staff to provide personalized, quality care to members of the LGBTQ+ community. The training, formally referred to as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – Implicit […]
Understanding the Importance of Trauma Informed Care
By: Meryl Lawrence Trauma informed care is a term many keep hearing about more and more, but not many know what it means. Trauma informed care is relatively new and is not a practice that has been adopted uniformly everywhere. In 2001, the term started being used by therapists and clinicians in order to support […]
You Failed: Perspectives on the School-to-Prison-Pipeline
By: Jonathan P. D’Amico Director of Educational Services, Eleanor Briggs School, Thrive Behavioral Health You failed. Our public school system has been driven far too long by antiquated mandated state testing; you passed or failed. If you fail, then the consequences are endless because there is no room for failure in our society. So you […]
Thrive Behavioral Health Welcomes New Board Members
Martinez and Dr. Drew to bring extensive experience in business and community support, and rehabilitation services to organization’s advisory board WARWICK, RI – November 1, 2023 – Thrive Behavioral Health – a leading provider of comprehensive evidence-based, personalized services to children, families, and adults who have been impacted by serious and persistent mental illness, substance […]
Thrive Behavioral Health Releases FY23 Annual Report
Foundation set for official designation as Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic in early 2024 WARWICK, RI – Thrive Behavioral Health has announced the release of their annual report highlighting the organization’s most notable accomplishments of the last year. Prominently, this year’s report celebrates Thrive being one of the first organizations of its kind in the […]
Affordable Housing is Only Step One for the Homelessness Problem
n our tiny but mighty state, affordable housing has – understandably and belatedly – dominated much of the conversation with the number of Rhode Islanders experiencing homelessness on the rise. In advocacy and legislation channels, we’ve seen lawmakers, advocates and other leaders move rapidly to prioritize the construction of affordable housing to tackle the state’s lingering housing crisis and protect the state from taking any additional steps backward in our collective fight against homelessness. House speaker Joe Shekarchi is to be applauded for introducing a number of pieces of legislation in the last session to support affordable housing development.