Posts Tagged ‘mental health’
GriefSPEAK: Selfish? Or practicing self-care? – Mari Nardolillo Dias
By: Mari Nardolillo Dias In a despairing yet angry tone, Diana launched out of her chair in my office and paced, muttering repeatedly, “How can I be so selfish!” Here I am trying to BETTER MYSELF and get through the pain of losing my husband! What right do I have to try to find solace…
Read More(Updated) Millions coming for RI trauma-informed schools, 988 hotline, mental/behavioral health…
Rhode Island’s FY 23 budget includes $30 million for community behavioral health clinics, funding to establish Mental Health Treatment Court, $1.8 million to establish the 9-8-8 Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Hotline, and $1 million for the study of suicide prevention barriers. The Governor signed two bills on Aug. 18th: H6667B (Representative Marcia Ranglin-Vassell) and S2556A (Senator Sandra…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: Doorknob Confessions – Mari Nardolillo Dias
By: Mari Nardolillo Dias Most therapists as well as medical doctors are familiar with the phenomenon of the doorknob confession. This term is used when a therapy session or a medical appointment is just winding down and the client/patient reveals something that makes our professional heads spin. We’ve just spent an hour with the client/patient…
Read MoreChanging the dynamics around public safety, mental health – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI Photo: Mayor Jorge Elorza signs a proclamation in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month at the fire station on Branch Avenue, in a ceremony following the announcement of a new public safety initiative to embed behavioral health clinicians from The Providence Center at 9-1-1 offices and as part of a mobile…
Read MoreMay is Mental Health Month: The Hidden Wound – Kevin Kearns
Kevin Kearns, The Hidden Wound, fitness and motivational trainer
Read MoreMay is Mental Health Month – RI Kickoff, events, awards
May is Mental Health Month in Rhode Island.
Read MoreAddressing a failed system – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer Photo: Tina Spears, executive director of the Community Provider Network of Rhode Island. An interview with Tina Spears, executive director of the Community Provider Network of Rhode Island As a blizzard descended on the Northeast, the way that we define community and neighborhood has become self-evident, much like the…
Read MoreBradley Hospital Virtual Conference open to public – Suicide Prevention & Response
Photo: Bradley Hospital The Bradley Conference Fall 2021 series is grant-supported by the Rhode Island Department of Health Violence and Injury Prevention Program and focuses on Suicide Prevention and Response. Suicide: Prevention, Screening and Response Training for the General Public Every 11 minutes, someone in the United States dies by suicide. Suicide is a preventable public…
Read MoreOlder adults still worried, coping with COVID-19 Delta, poll shows – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues With the COVID-19 Delta variant numbers having surged across the nation, Joe (70) and Joyce (66), residing across the Rhode Island border in Seekonk, Massachusetts, continue to keep their distance from others, only seeing vaccinated friends and spending time with their daughter and her husband and grandchildren. During…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: Loss of Pet Reprise – Mari Nardolillo Dias
By: Mari Nardolillo Dias I spent a good part of an evening this week sitting in the waiting room at a Veterinary Trauma Hospital. Waiting. For 5 hours. As a keen student of observation, I sat close to the front door, which opened directly in front of the reception area. This allowed me to watch…
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