An acknowledged opioid epidemic exists in Rhode Island and throughout the country. This training is intended to increase the participants’ knowledge regarding causes, impact, and current evidence around opioid addiction and will provide information about available...
Events
Motivational Interviewing Foundations: Driving Collaborative, Effective Change
Encouraging behavior change can be one of the most challenging and frustrating aspects of working with people in your environment. Motivational Interviewing (MI) offers the opportunity to communicate more effectively, cultivate the desire for change and create...
Into the Fire: Understanding the Fire Service Culture
It takes a unique individual to be a firefighter. Most firefighters perform a job everyday that the average person cannot comprehend. This workshop is designed to provide the clinician with an overview of the fire service culture and understand the “rescuer...
Care of Older Adults with Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorders
Despite the recent and continuing growth in prevalence of mental health and substance use disorders (SUDs) in nursing homes, and the implications of mental health and SUDs on physical health, healthcare utilization and quality, the workforce has not kept pace with...
Suicide: Screening, Prevention, and Response
The Bradley Learning Exchange will be offering a 3 hour training on the evidence based Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) Screener. The C-SSRS supports suicide risk assessment through a series of simple, plain-language questions that anyone can ask. The...
Into the Fire: Understanding the Fire Service Culture
It takes a unique individual to be a firefighter. Most firefighters perform a job everyday that the average person cannot comprehend. This workshop is designed to provide the clinician with an overview of the fire service culture and understand the “rescuer...
Let’s Talk Mental Health
Please join BHDDH, DCYF, Veterans Affairs, Office of the Governor, and the Office of Health & Human Services for an important discussion about mental health. Please share your personal experiences and perspectives from across the state to raise awareness about...
2nd Annual Fatherhood Initiative Summit
Parent Support Network is sponsoring: RHODE ISLAND 2ND ANNUAL FATHERHOOD INITIATIVE SUPPORT SUMMIT Engaging Fathers to Build Strong Families and Communities Join the National Fatherhood Initiative along with RI fathers, state policy makers, and community agencies...
A Public Health Crisis – The Answer Is – Community Connection
Keep your calendar open for September 18, 2018 as the Town of East Greenwich, the East Greenwich Opioid Task Force, Youth to Youth, and the East Greenwich Rotary Club sponsor an important event that addresses Substance Abuse. The program will feature information,...
Let’s Talk Mental Health kick-off event
Please join HHS, BHDDH, and RIDOH for an important discussion about mental health in Rhode Island. Come share your personal thoughts, stories, experiences, and ideas with them as they travel across the state to raise awareness about mental health, addiction, and...