MHA of RI Highlights

Mental Health Association of Rhode Island - Mental Health Bell Award

Wine Tasting & Raffle: Great Success and Friend-Raising Event

We thank Patrick Hogan, Rhode Island Distributors and all TICKET HOLDERS AND RAFFLE SPONSORS For Supporting our Education and Advocacy Work Which Fights the Stigma of Mental Illness and Promotes Access to Mental Health Care.

Left Photo: MHA of RI President, Scotti DiDonato, and Treasurer, Tricia O'Neil, CFA, at our November Wines of the World Tasting Event.

Upcoming Events

MONDAY, JULY 26 GATEWAY HEALTHCARE’S ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
Alpine Country Club, Cranston, RI. The event includes lunch, shotgun start, and 18 holes of scramble format. Dinner and prizes in the elite Grand Ballroom. All proceeds will go toward vital programs for children and families. For information on individual and corporate sponsorship opportunities, call 401-724-8400 ext. 236. Sponsored by Gateway Healthcare, Inc.

In the News

Video: People at the State House to kick off Mental Health Awareness

The Chimes Spring 2010 Newsletter

The Chimes Spring 2010 Newsletter is out! In it you will find information about our annual meeting, the annual Bell Award and the latest news on mental health.

Julia Steiny: For students, emotions can get in the way of learning

Julia Steiny board member of The Mental Health Association of Rhode Island wrote an article for the November issue of the Providence Journal.

How to Find Mental Health Care When Money Is Tight
IMAGINE this situation. You fall into a deep malaise. Friends say you need help, but you don’t have insurance (or the insurance you do have has very limited mental health benefits), and you worry that extra bills will only add to your malaise. So you do nothing.

Children’s Behavioral Health: Psychiatric Hospitalizations and the Continuum of Care(PDF)
One in five children ages nine to 17 in Rhode Island and in the United States has a diagnosable mental health disorder, and one in ten has a mental health problem that is severe enough to substantially interfere with their functioning at home, in school, or in the community...

MHA of RI Membership

If you would like to become a supporting member call us at 401-726-2285 or email mhari@mhari.org for membership information.

Cast from the shackles
which bound them,
this bell shall ring out
hope for the mentally
ill and victory over
mental illness.
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