Thrive Behavioral Health, Inc. News Posts Tagged as Advocacy

Thrive Behavioral Health, Inc. News Posts Tagged as Advocacy

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PBN: Thrive urges lawmakers to pass legislation

PBN: Thrive urges lawmakers to pass legislation

Published 04/20/2022

Thrive urges lawmakers to pass legislation aimed at improving mental health care by Elizabeth Graham, Providence Business News, April 17, 2022 WARWICK – Executives at Thrive Behavioral Health and members of its board of directors met with state lawmakers earlier this month to discuss Rhode Island’s growing mental health needs and challenges faced by those working in the behavioral...

Warwick Beacon: Ambassador on a Bike

Warwick Beacon: Ambassador on a Bike

Published 04/20/2022

Ambassador on a Bike by John Howell, Editor  Published 4/12/22 in The Warwick Beacon How fast can you go?  It’s a question Bob Walker expects when asked about the electric bicycle he’s built and rides – except for rainy days when he take public transportation  – from his apartment in East Greenwich to Hillsgrove House on Minnesota Avenue in...

Thrive Welcomes Two New Board Members

Thrive Welcomes Two New Board Members

Published 02/17/2022

Warwick, RI (February 17, 2022): Thrive Behavioral Health has inducted James C. Alexander (pictured left) and Paul N. Council III (pictured right) into the organization’s Board of Directors.  Thrive’s Board Members consist of 17 local business leaders and behavioral health consumers...

Staffing Shortage Publicized by ProJo

Staffing Shortage Publicized by ProJo

Published 10/13/2021

Behavioral Health Agencies Sound the Alarm Staffing Shortage leaves Rhode Island's Neediest Without Services by G. Wayne Miller of The Providence Journal.Photo Credits: The Providence JournalPublished October 10, 2021 WOONSOCKET — One recent day, Christa Thomas-Sowers sat outside discussing the workforce crisis that her agency and others in the community behavioral-health field are experiencing — and its calamitous...

American Rescue Plan Will Fund Behavioral Health Organizations

American Rescue Plan Will Fund Behavioral Health Organizations

Published 03/10/2021

The following is an article published on March 10, 2021 by Ryan M. Belmore, Owner and Publisher of WhatsUpNwpt. Funding for mental health, substance use treatment heading to RI as part of American Rescue Plan   U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse today announced that the final version of the American Rescue Plan approved by the Senate over the weekend includes robust...