Press Releases

• Statement from Craig S. Stenning, State Mental Health Commissioner and Director of BHDDH, Regarding Aid to RI Schools in the Aftermath of Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting in Newtown, CT.
  
• BHDDH Deploys RI HOPE Outreach Workers to Rhode Island Communities Most Affected by Hurricane Sandy
  
• A Message Regarding the Tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School from Craig S. Stenning, State Mental Health Commissioner and Director of the RI Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals
• Immediate Crisis Counseling and Help Available to People Affected by Hurricane Sandy.
• Newport Hospital to Host First Annual Aquidneck Island Rally 4 Recovery Celebration as Part of National Recovery Month.
• New York Documentary Filmmaker to Share Her Story of Institutionalization at Age 17.
• New Mental Health Courtroom Opens at the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals.
• Rhode Island Rally for Recovery Celebrates 10th Anniversary During 2012 National Recovery Month.
• Behavioral Healthcare Providers from across the State Participate in Rhode Island National Guard Training.
• Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH) Seeks Public Comments on Combined Behavioral Health and Assessment Plan.
• Rhode Island Rally 4 Recovery Selected as 2013 National Hub Recovery Event.
• RI Awarded Grant to Increase Employment Opportunities for Individuals with Behavioral Health Disorders.
• The Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals Receives Grant to Collect Performance Measures for Developmental Disabilities Services.
• The Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals Awards Contract for Inpatient Psychiatric and Medical Detoxification Services to Indigent and Uninsured Individuals.
• Holiday Message of Hope for Veterans and Others Recovering from Substance Use Disorders to be Unveiled at "Cookies with Santa" Event.
• Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals Receives Approval for Health Homes Program.
• Behavioral Health Workers from the RI Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals to Participate in Rhode Island National Guard Training.
• Nine Rhode Island Drug Use Prevention Coalitions Receive Grants from the White House Office on Drug Control Policy.
• Rhode Islanders Come Together to Celebrate People in Recovery at Ninth Annual Rally.
• Rhode Island's Ninth Annual Rally for Recovery to celebrate 2011 National Recovery Month.
• Craig Stenning Elected to Board of Directors for National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors.
• BHDDH Receives Recovery Month Event Award from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.