by Hannah Meharg | Jan 29, 2021 | Provider Profiles
Ann Marie Rakovic (uses pronouns she/her/hers) has over 25 years of leadership experience in community, state, and national program design, implementation, and evaluation. She has directed federal and state programs addressing the implementation of behavioral health...
by Hannah Meharg | Sep 3, 2020 | Provider Profiles
Dr. Maria Teresa Coutinho is a research staff psychologist at Hasbro Children’s Hospital and a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and Department of Pediatrics at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University....
by Hannah Meharg | May 29, 2020 | Provider Profiles
In 2003, Kathryn Power left her position as Director of what was then called MHRH (now BHDDH) to work with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) at the federal level. After retiring from this position at SAMHSA, Director Power chose to...
by Hannah Meharg | Feb 14, 2020 | Provider Profiles
In this interview, Jeffrey Hill—Violence and Injury Prevention Coordinator at the Rhode Island Department of Health—discusses how RIDOH’s suicide prevention work has evolved, key accomplishments, important collaborations, and future plans for this work. Could...
by Hannah Meharg | Oct 25, 2019 | Provider Profiles
In this interview, BHDDH’s Director of the Division of Behavioral Health, Corinna Roy, discusses the innovative behavioral health crisis intervention services provided by BH Link. Could you start by telling us a bit about BH Link overall and some of the very...
by Angelique Higgins | Apr 25, 2019 | Provider Profiles
Profile of the Chariho Youth Task Force in Rhode Island, serving the towns of Charleston, Hopkinton, and Richmond through authentic youth engagement. The Task Force is working to reduce substance misuse, promote mental health awareness, and encourage healthy...
