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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

RECOGNIZING THE PROVIDENCE CENTER FOR EMBODYING INNOVATION IN

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE

     Introduced By: Senators Nesselbush, Paiva Weed, Felag, Metts, and Satchell

     Date Introduced: May 26, 2016

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, The Providence Center was founded in 1969, with the mission "to help

people affected by mental health, behavioral health and substance use problems by providing

treatment and supportive services within a community setting"; and

     WHEREAS, The Providence Center holds an unwavering commitment to a behavioral

health care system in which every individual who needs care will receive the broadest possible

array of services so that his or her unique needs are met; and

     WHEREAS, The Providence Center values innovative program development that is

responsive to the community's changing needs. Each year, it serves more than 13,000 adults,

children and families who have behavioral health needs. As the largest community-based

behavioral healthcare organization in the state, The Providence Center's service capacity is

extensive and provides the most comprehensive continuum of community-based services in

Rhode Island; and

     WHEREAS, The Providence Center provides individualized treatment in the community-

in homes, in schools, and in neighborhoods, using evidence-based practices that help people

overcome barriers to wellness and success. Its approach to behavioral health care is one that is

comprehensive and client-centered; and

     WHEREAS, Through various innovative programs, The Providence Center demonstrates

a commitment to creative approaches that meet the needs of those served. It offers over 40

programs and wraparound services geared toward substance use, mental health and overall

wellness; and

     WHEREAS, The Providence Center has earned numerous awards for its outstanding

innovation and community-serving programs including the 2016 National Council for Behavioral

Health Excellence in Behavioral Healthcare Management Award and the 2016 Scattergood

Foundation Innovation Award; and

     WHEREAS, The Providence Center's innovative programs include HealthPath, a project

that works statewide to provide services and supports to those who have experience a psychiatric

hospitalization, a program whereby clinical therapists work in the Providence and Warwick

police departments, an intensive outpatient program staffed with a 100% Spanish-speaking team

of mental health professional who address clients addiction issues, the Anchor Learning

Academy, a recovery high school for adolescents who have experienced addiction, sought

treatment, and now prefer to pursue their high school education in a recovery-oriented

environment, and The Anchor Recovery Community Center program which has centers in

Pawtucket, Warwick, and within the Department of Corrections; and

     WHEREAS, The Month of May is nationally observed as Mental Health Month and it is

fitting and just that The Providence Center's dedicated efforts, National Awards, and innovative

accomplishments be acknowledged and commended; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

hereby recognizes The Providence Center for embodying innovation in behavioral health care.

We moreover commend its staff and administration on being awarded the 2016 National Council

for Behavioral Health Excellence in Behavioral Healthcare Management Award and the 2016

Scattergood Foundation Innovation Award; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Lisa P. Tomasso, Community Relations

Manager, The Providence Center.

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