Taken from Complaint Filed in U.S. District Court in J.“E.”L. v. Charest • ¶2. In May 2022, Rhode Island mental health professionals declared a “state of emergency” in child and adolescent mental health. Their declaration highlighted the “skyrocketing rates of depression, anxiety, trauma, and suicidality that will have lasting impacts
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IN WAKE OF CLOSURE OF ST. MARY’S HOME FOR CHILDREN, DRRI AND ACLU RI CALL UPON RHODE ISLAND TO COMMIT ITS RESOURCES TO COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES
Disability Rights Rhode Island (DRRI) and the ACLU of RI are pleased that St. Mary’s Home for Children will shut down operations entirely and transition its outpatient and educational services to Tides Behavioral Health, as announced by the St. Mary’s Board of Directors on August 20, 2024. The closure also terminates Tides’ plan to reopen and expand the troubled Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) at St. Mary’s.
DISABILITY RIGHTS RHODE ISLAND AND ACLU OF RHODE ISLAND CALL UPON RI LEGISLATURE TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN, NOT MORE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES
DISABILITY RIGHTS RHODE ISLAND AND ACLU OF RHODE ISLAND CALL UPON RI LEGISLATURE TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN, NOT MORE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES
DRRI ACLURI Letter to Finance Committee
MEMORANDUM TO: K. Joseph Shekarchi, Speaker of the House Christopher R. Blazejewski, Majority Leader Marvin L. Abney, Chair, House Committee on Finance House Committee on Finance FROM: Morna Murray, Executive Director, Disability Rights Rhode Island Steven Brown, Executive Director, ACLU of Rhode Island DATE: May 24, 2024 RE: Proposed
Request for Proposal – DRRI Seeks Videographer for Documentary
Request for Proposal – DRRI Seeks Videographer for Documentary
Settlement Reached in ADA Complaint Filed by Disability Rights Rhode Island Against Kent Hospital: $30,000 in Compensation, Improved Communication Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Providence, Rhode Island, December 19, 2023 – Disability Rights Rhode Island (DRRI), the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy System (P&A) for Rhode Island, is pleased to announce that a complaint it filed with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island has resulted in a
We Want to Hear from You!
We Want to Hear from You! PUBLIC COMMENTS – SAMHSA/CMHS invites you to send comments about the PAIMI Program services and activities conducted by Disability Rights Rhode Island.
Settlement Reached in ADA Complaint Filed by Disability Rights Rhode Island: $30,000 in Compensation, Revised Practices and Training at Elmhurst Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
Settlement Reached in ADA Complaint Filed by Disability Rights Rhode Island: $30,000 in Compensation, Revised Practices and Training at Elmhurst Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
UPDATE: Consent Decree – Monitor Report
DRRI continues to be involved in monitoring compliance with the Consent Decree.
DRRI Statement on the Death of Charlene Liberty
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE05.11.2022 Charlene Liberty was a client of Disability Rights Rhode Island and the lead plaintiff in the class action lawsuit, Liberty v. Rhode Island Department of Corrections. But, more importantly, she was a mother to Breanna, a daughter to Mary and George, and a sister to Elisha, George,