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The Mental Health Association of Rhode Island is calling for “an immediate moratorium on disputed patient discharges at Eleanor Slater Hospital,”...
This holiday season, many families are missing loved ones who are incarcerated for the crime of having an untreated serious mental illness.
I Olmstead v. L.C., the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states have an obligation to ensure that people with disabilities can live, work and receive support services in the least restrictive setting possible.
A crisis is the perfect time to chart a new course. There are many lessons that can be learned from this pandemic, and perhaps most glaring is that it is time to deinstitutionalize our most vulnerable residents.
Today, the Mental Health Association of Rhode Island (MHARI) will present a report to members of the Governor’s Council on Behavioral Healthcare that highlights findings and recommendations from research conducted as a part of their RI Parity Initiative (RIPI).
