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Social Worker of the Year Award Presented to Pamela Messore

President/CEO of NRI Community Services, Inc., Chris Stephens, is pleased to announce that Pamela Messore, has received the Rhode Island Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers’ 2010 Social Worker of the Year Award in Addictions. A Licensed Social Worker and Licensed Chemical Dependency Professional, Ms. Messore has been the Director of the Viola M. Berard School, a program of NRI Community Services, since 2005. Located in Woonsocket, this Rhode Island certified, non-public school provides an alternative form of education to students at risk in grades K through 12 through integrated academic and therapeutic approaches.

Police Officers Receive Crisis Responder Training Certification

Twelve Law Enforcement Officers across the State received certification as Crisis Responder Trainers on June 7, 2010 at a ceremony honoring their achievement at the Kent County Courthouse in Warwick. These officers completed a three day program created by the Department of Mental Health Retardation and Hospitals (MHRH) with assistance from Richard Crino, RN, CTR, QMHP, Vice President of Acute & Community Incident Services at NRI Community Services.

The Carol Botelho Mental Health Professional of the Year Award

NRI Community Services, Inc. is pleased to announce that Mary Dwyer, PCNS, Vice President of Community Support & Nursing Services, received the Carol Botelho Mental Health Professional of The Year Award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Rhode Island. The award was presented by Chaz Gross, CAGS, Executive Director, at the NAMI-RI 27th Annual Meeting on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. This award exemplifies Ms. Dwyer’s commitment to improving the lives of those with long-term mental illness that need a more intensive level of care.

NRI Community Services is pleased to announce the opening of a new 10 bed Crisis Stabilization Unit on November 8, 2009 - the NRICS @ SSTAR program.

This new service provides integrated clinical and medical services for persons with a mental health or combined mental health and substance abuse problems who are in crisis.

The latest accreditation represents six consecutive times during the last 15 years that the international accrediting body has awarded to NRI Community Services its highest level of accreditation.

CARF International has announced that NRI Community Services, Inc. (“NRICS”) has been accredited for a period of three years for multiple programs that it operates:
More about NRICS' recent accreditation

Collaboration with SSTAR brings reduction hospital emergency room visits by the uninsured

For the last two months, dozens of uninsured Rhode Island residents, including a large number of homeless adults, have been stabilized at the Co-occurring Crisis Stabilization unit. Licensed by MHRH, the unit is striving to reduce the number of uninsured adults appearing in hospital emergency rooms in need of acute psychiatric care.

Read more about SSTAR collaboration

NRICS, Along With Other Agencies, Partners with Rhode Island Quality Institute to Bring Behavioral Health Information to the Public

Network of Care, an informational website, will be launched statewide by the Rhode Island Quality Institute. This website is designed to provide critical content for those in need of comprehensive behavioral health information.

Find out more about this partnership and website.

CEO Received Member of the Year Award from The Fund for Community Progress

At an awards ceremony on May 21, The Fund for Community Progress honored community members and workplaces for 2006 achievements in housing and non-violence.

The Fund's "Changemaker" awards honor community members whose work advances The Fund's mission, to guarantee fairness and opportunity for all Rhode Islanders. Campaign '06 raised $284,336 in contributions from 26 member agencies.

At this event, NRI Community Services' CEO, Christian L. Stephens, received The Fund's Member of the Year Award. Press release about awards

CEO Elected as Eastern States Representative

Chris Stephens, CEO of NRI Community Services, was elected to the Board as an Eastern States Representative for the federation of local Woonsocket members of the United Neighborhood Centers of America (UNCA). These include the Woonsocket Neighborhood Development Corporation, Connecting for Children and Families, Family Resources Community Action Program, Child & Adolescent Services System Program, NRICS, and Riverzedge. Find out more about our CEO and UNCA

NRICS Receives Grant to Improve Addiction Treatment

NRI Community recently received funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to work in collaboration with three other organizations to improve the quality of alcohol and other drug addiction treatment.

Find out more about this grant

Process Improvement Made With Help From NIATx Grant

NRI Community Services is a participant in the Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment (NIATx). NIATx members are creating a culture of process improvement in which providers use existing resources to improve services, learn innovative strategies through peer networking, and model organizational improvements in behavioral healthcare. Find out more about our achievements with this grant

Highest Accreditation Received From CARF

CARF, the Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, announced that NRI Community Services, Inc. has been accredited for a period of three years for its programs. Accreditation shows the organization’s conformance to national standards established for several different programs operated by NRICS.
Find out more about our accreditation

Capitol Hill House is Newly Renovated

On June 7th The Capitol Hill Sober House at 272 Capitol Hill in Providence was presented to the public to show the newly renovated housing resource for previously homeless veterans in recovery. Read more

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