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Jun27

Community Care Alliance Launches HQ-Queer Community Space!

A space created by Queers for Queers in Northern RI, HQ was formed to build connections, foster community, and provide belonging. It is open to the community.

Jun25

135 Year Annual Meeting

ACT-Action Changes Things, the theme of our 135th Annual Meeting, was fitting for the keynote Speaker, Attorney General, Peter Neronha, who has taken recent lawful actions. Find out who received awards at our Annual Meeting for acting in their own way special way.

Feb19

In the News – Fiercely Concerned and Bracing for Funding Cuts to Homeless Services

Last year, the original state budget proposal for homeless services caused such an uproar over funding shortages that Gov. Dan McKee changed course and appropriated additional millions of dollars.

Jan11

In the News – RI Foundation Path Home Fund to CCA and Others

The grants to 13 nonprofits across the state are expected to help more than 600 Rhode Islanders keep a roof over their heads. The Rhode Island Foundation today announced it will award $260,000 to help Rhode Islanders stay housed this winter.

Nov21

VP of Social Health Services Honored

The Rhode Island Public Health Association honored Michelle Taylor, VP of Social Health Services, among other award recipients at its 28th Annual Meeting on November 20, 2024.

Oct21

In the News – Report Urges Changes in Child Behavioral Health Care

In decades past, Rhode Island was a leader in children’s behavioral health care. The state had developed intensive care programs for children that effectively decreased hospitalizations. But as these programs matured, the state ceded them to managed-care organizations that turned them into acute short-term services.

Oct18

In the News – Policy Brief Highlights Crisis in Children’s Behavioral Health

The Rhode Island Coalition for Children and Families (RICCF) released a comprehensive policy brief, Children in Crisis Can’t Wait: The Case for System Transformation, highlighting “the urgent challenges facing the state’s children’s behavioral health system."

Oct18

In the News – Advocates Call for New Cabinet Oversight of Children’s Behavioral Health

The 42 organizations that make up the Rhode Island Coalition for Children and Families called for a new cabinet-level state department to oversee children’s behavioral health in a report released Thursday at an event in Providence.

Sep05

In the News – RI Call Center Joins Nationwide 988 Day

In Rhode Island, HHP contracts with Community Care Alliance (CCA) to run both BH Link and the 988 Call Center. On Sunday, 9/8, Rhode Island’s 988 Call Center will join communities across the country in a day of awareness focused on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) first annual 988 Day on September 8, 2024.

Jul10

Woonsocket High Schooler Makes Big Waves at The Harbour

Mariam Kaba, a recent Woonsocket High School graduate, is transforming communities through collaboration and visionary leadership. In 2022, Mariam won big bucks for her big idea to engage Rhode Islanders of color in career preparation, mental health wellness, financial literacy, and more.

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