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New center at Rhode Island College will expand state’s bilingual mental health workforce
“When you need help for your family or child, we’ve found that it’s hard to find a Spanish-speaking clinician in Rhode Island,” said Jayashree Nimmagadda, a professor of social work…
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Newport Mental Health’s Rhode Island Outreach program aids homeless
A pilot program Newport Mental Health kickstarted earlier this year takes a “boots on the ground” approach to mental health and homelessness services. Rhode Island Outreach is a new program…
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Mentally ill NYC jail detainees more likely to harm themselves, data show; Rikers Island lacks treatment options, advocates say
Mentally ill detainees on Rikers Island and in other city jails have become more likely to deliberately hurt themselves in recent years, data obtained by the Daily News shows. Incidents…