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Gov. Gina Raimondo, newly elected to her second term as governor, spoke at the unofficial launch of BH LInk in East Providence.
BH Link opens as hotline, crisis and triage center
EAST PROVIDENCE – It was standing room only on Friday, Nov. 9, as more than 100 members of the news media, dignitaries and government officials attended the unofficial “opening” and … more
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In 2014, Jim Gillen served as moderator of a candidates' forum on the overdose crisis in Rhode Island, held at the Anchor Community Recovery Center in Pawtucket.
The problem with rewriting news releases as news
Editors Note: Peer recovery coaching in Rhode Island began four years ago in 2014 as an improvised solution developed by lay leaders of the recovery community, including the late Jim Gillen and Holly … more
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There was a full house at the Oct. 10 meeting of the Governor's Task Force on Overdose Prevention and Intervention to discuss the draft of a new, three-year strategic plan, but no other reporters attended save for ConvergenceRI.
Task force on ODs maps out strategic plan through 2021
PROVIDENCE – Consider this a multiple choice news quiz: What was the biggest news story last week? Behind door number one: Was it the fact that Nordstorm announced it was pulling out of the … more
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Dr. Jef Bratberg from URI, a member of the Governor's Task Force on Overdose Prevention and Intervention, inspects the fentanyl test strip with a negative reading at the Sept. 12 meeting.
Task Force gets schooled on how to use fentanyl test strips
PROVIDENCE – Everything was going as planned as part of the discussion around harm reduction strategies at the Wednesday, Sept. 12 meeting of the Governor’s Task Force on Overdose … more
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A new $2 million, five year federal grant will launch a Zero Suicide initiative in South County, a collaboration between health systems and a local health equity zone.
New bridge over troubled waters
RICHMOND – It has been 35 years since the popular TV version of MASH went off the air on prime time, although the show has continued as a perennial rerun favorite on cable channels. The theme … more
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Some 1,000 free fentanyl test strips as well as naloxone will be distributed on Aug. 31 at events in Providence, Newport and Central Falls commemorating Overdose Awareness Day.
Embracing a strategy to reduce harm and save lives
PROVIDENCE – The first widespread distribution of 1,000 fentanyl test strips in Rhode Island will occur this week, on Friday, Aug. 31, as part of observances planned for International Overdose … more
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