Posts Tagged ‘recovery’
“The Clinic” at Amos House receives $1 Million from Papitto Opportunity Connection
Photo: POC founder Barbara Papitto and Amos House Executive Director Eileen Hayes The Papitto Opportunity Connection (POC) is investing $1 million in a first of its kind program working to increase access to behavioral health and primary care services for justice involved individuals and people in recovery in Rhode Island. The $1 million Innovation Challenge Grant, awarded…
Read MoreRI overdose deaths down 7.3%, first decrease in 4 years, mindful of 68% increase from 10 years ago
Good news in overdose deaths? While it hasn’t seem quite the time for good news of almost any kind, Rhode Island has good news to share. Governor Dan McKee and the leadership of the Governor’s Overdose Task Force announced today a 7.3% decrease in overdose deaths in Rhode Island in 2023, the first decrease seen…
Read More5th annual Wellness Week with Herren: Lighting the path to prevention, recovery at RI State House
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Read MoreThe Power of Lived Experience: Why peer support is essential for recovery – Ocean State Stories
This story is published in partnership between RINewsToday.com and Ocean State Stories, a journalism initiative at Salve Regina University. by Ann MacDonald ‘We want people to know that they don’t have to be alone in their mental health challenges.’ Jeremiah Rainville, manager of peer programs at NAMI Rhode Island, the local chapter of the National…
Read MoreRecovery Month – 4 Rhode Islanders in recovery, paying it forward
September is Recovery Month. Featuring the real stories of real people is one way we can all see that recovery is actually possible. These four stories are all compelling stories of real people – who all now work to help others who are struggling on their recovery road. Jessica Jones-Supple, Community Care Alliance, Woonsocket “I…
Read MoreCelebrating recovery and finding a path toward jobs – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer Photo: Abbie Knapton, and her son, Christopher, at the 2021 Rally4Recovery This year, the Rally4Recovery will host its first “Recovery Friendly Job Fair,” with more than 30 employers participating The 19th annual Rally4Recovery, which will take place this coming weekend, on Saturday, Sept. 17, from noon until 4 p.m.…
Read MoreProvidence Mayoral Forum: speaking to, and with, the recovery community – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI A constituency of consequence – Notes from the recent mayoral forum, sponsored by the recovery community – Part One: When Jim Gillen and Tom Coderre were busy improvising ways to develop the recovery community into a political force, they developed the idea of a “constituency of consequence.” The concept envisioned that…
Read MoreCOVID Recovery – Michael Morse
by Michael Morse, contributing writer Easter Sunday, noon. In bed. COVID positive. Fever. Exhausted. Same day, a few hours later, sitting on edge of bed, uncontrolled coughing. Throat on fire. Can’t swallow, airway closing. “Don’t wait too long” echoes in my head. My doctor is out – obviously. Doctor on call can’t do anything without seeing…
Read MoreIn the Arena – Joe Paolino Jr. with Stefan Pryor, RI Commerce Secretary
Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews people of interest on his program, “In The Arena”. The show airs at 7am on Sundays on ABC6. This week his guest is Stefan Pryor, head of CommerceRI, RI Commerce Secretary. Pryor talks about recovery from the pandemic, small business, big business plans, politics, how RI is going to…
Read MoreJohn Tassoni’s RecoveryTV RI debuts in National Recovery Month – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI Hosted by John Tassoni, Jr., the program seeks to create a broader audience for conversations around recovery in Rhode Island John Tassoni, Jr., with a distinctive voice schooled in the Rhode Island vernacular, is launching a new endeavor, serving as the host of RecoveryTV RI, with the first show slated to…
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