Please join us a the Washington County Fair and pick up your free Lock Bag and Medication Safety Supplies, for more info email Hdriscoll@risas.org.
Events
LGBTQ+ Pride Celebration and Health Fair
In celebration of Pride month, Tri-County Community Action Agency is hosting a community Pride Celebration and LGBTQ+ Health Fair on Friday, June 18th from 1-4 pm, at our 1126 Hartford Avenue location. We hope you can join us for free health screenings, live...
Newport County Prevention Coalition Monthly Meeting
For more information, please contact Rebecca Elwell at elwell@riprevention.org. To access the Zoom meeting, click here.
Newport County Suicide Prevention Forum
Join the discussion of suicide prevention efforts on June 17th with a panel of experts representing local suicide prevention efforts in Newport County, Rhode Island. Our featured panelists include: Leigh Reposa MSW, LICSW, Manager of the Youth Suicide Prevention...
Annual Prevention Night with the Newport Gulls
Join the Newport County Prevention Coalition as Governor Dan McKee throws out the first pitch at the Newport Gulls baseball game at the Annual Newport County Prevention Night at Cardine's Field in Newport. For more information, please click here.
[Webinar] Treating Tobacco & Nicotine Dependence: What You Need to Know to Help People Quit
You will learn how nicotine addiction affects the brain and how you can use evidence-based practice to assist people struggling with tobacco dependence to quit for good. Topics include: Biopsychosocial determinants of nicotine dependence Motivational Interviewing...
[Webinar] Treating Tobacco & Nicotine Dependence: What You Need to Know to Help People Quit
You will learn how nicotine addiction affects the brain and how you can use evidence-based practice to assist people struggling with tobacco dependence to quit for good. Topics include: Biopsychosocial determinants of nicotine dependence Motivational Interviewing...
[Webinar] Motivational Interviewing II: Advanced
This highly interactive course covers the fundamentals of MI theory and, then, concentrates on the boots-on-the-ground skills that will make an immediate difference in your work. The prerequisite for this class is MI Foundations. Click HERE to Register and learn more...
[Webinar] Motivational Interviewing I: Foundations, First Steps and Feeling Confident
This highly interactive course covers the fundamentals of MI theory and, then, concentrates on the boots-on-the-ground skills that will make an immediate difference in your work. This is the appropriate class for beginners and for practitioners at any level who want...
“Screening for Alcohol and Drug Use in the Antepartum”
Dr. Grace Chang is professor and head of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School /VA Boston Healthcare. A graduate of Yale College and Rutgers Medical School, she received her training in General Adult Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine, where she was...