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Thrive to expand services with $4.3M federal grant By Elizabeth Graham, Providence Business News contributing writer. WARWICK – Thrive Behavioral Health Inc. says it plans to use a $4.3 million federal grant to expand its services in Kent and Washington counties, with a focus on addressing the needs of underserved people and communities. The grant, announced Oct. 13,...
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...
He survived a suicide jump from Pell Bridge. Now he aims to help others via Facebook. By G. Wayne Miller, The Providence Journal Photo credit: The Providence Journal NEWPORT — Mark Gonsalves was experiencing severe and seemingly unstoppable depression in June 2015 when he drove to the top of the Pell Bridge, parked his car, and leaped over the railing. Unlike so...
From Hell to Hope: One man's journey from opiate addiction to recovery through state prison's pioneering treatment program. By G. Wayne Miller of The Providence Journal Published June 10, 2021; Photo Credits: The Providence Journal WARWICK — Anthony Perito, 39, says he was in elementary school when he started using drugs. “I was a big fan of Fred Flintstones chewables,”...
By Sarah Channing, Director of Development & Digital Media, Thrive Behavioral Health Over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, 40% of Americans 18 and older are experiencing increased symptoms of anxiety and depression. Substance use has skyrocketed as more and more people turn to alcohol and drugs to cope with their increased isolation, uncertainties and stress. Even as...
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...