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Welcome to the Department of Mental Health, Retardation, and Hospitals

Craig StenningWe are committed to assuring access to quality services and supports for Rhode Islanders with developmental disabilities, mental health and substance abuse issues, and chronic long term medical and psychiatric conditions. Our mission includes addressing the stigma attached to these disabilities as well as planning for the development of new services and prevention activities.


Consumer Memorial...

Five QuestionsA dedication ceremony for a national memorial to remember patients buried at state hospitals
After several years of planning, organizers held a dedication ceremony on June 10, 2009 for the national consumer memorial, commemorating the hundreds of thousands of mostly anonymous patients buried at state hospitals across the country. More »

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