Self Help (12 Step) Programs and Groups:

Free 24 hour Confidential Drug and Alcohol Helpline 1-866-ALC-DRUG
Alcoholics Anonymous (Spanish Speaking): OFICINA INTERGRUPAL HISPANA: (401) 621-9698

• Alanon/Alateen/ACOA (Adult Children of Alcoholics)- Family Groups (RI)
• Alcoholics Anonymous - Rhode Island
• Cocaine Anonymous (RI and Ct areas)
• Gamblers Anonymous (RI)
• Marijuana Anonymous (RI)
• Nar-anon Family Groups (RI)
• Narcotics Anonymous (New England Region)

Reducing Stigma and Advocacy Resources:

• Ending Treatment Disparities for Women of Color
• Faces and Voices of Recovery
• How Adolescents Perceive the Stigma of Mental Illness and Alcohol Abuse
• Know Your Rights
• NAMI Stigma Busters
• National Alliance of Methadone Advocates
• National Consumer Empowerment Center
• National Mental Health Association - Advocacy
• National Recovery Month
• New England Alliance for Addiction Recovery
• Medication Assisted Recovery Consumer Advisory Panel (MARCAP) NAMA
  260 West Exchange Street, Suite 301
  Providence, RI 02903
  Phone: 401-751-7850
  Carrie Blake - carrie@ricares.com; Jim Gillen - planetcatfish@cox.net
• Mental Health Consumer Advocates of RI and Oasis Advocacy and Social Center
  1280 North Main Street
  Providence, RI 02904
  Phone: 401-831-6937
  Claude-Anthony Pierre MD, Executive Director
• Resource Center to Address Stigma and Discrimination
• RI Disability Law Center
• RICARES Advocacy Group ( Rhode Island Cares)
• Right to Recovery Platform
• RI Office of the Mental Health Advocate
  John O. Pastore Center
  44 Greendale Ct. Cottage 405
  Cranston, RI 02920
  Office Phone: 401-462-2004
  TTY: 401-462-6018
  Fax: 401-462-2008
  E-Mail: aarmstro@doa.state.ri.us
• Stay Informed, Join Together Online
• Stigma Associated with Being a Consumer of Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention Services
• Stigma of Drug Abuse


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Links and Resources:

• Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England ATTC
• Adult Drug Court
• Aids Care Ocean State
• Alcoholics Anonymous
• American Council for Drug Addiction
• Boston University School of Medicine and Health - Alcohol and Health/Alcohol Clinical Training Project
• Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) - Know Your Rights
• Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) - Publications
• CMHS Knowledge Exchange Association
• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
• CSAT (Center for Substance Abuse Treatment) Division of Pharmacological Therapies
• Domestic Violence Shelters and Resources
• Drug and Alcohol Treatment Association of Rhode Island - DATA
• EYE ON THE FIELD (substance abuse related news and research from the Addiction Technology Transfer Center)
• Family Life Center - Supporting ex-offenders and their families
• Family Treatment Drug Court
• Homeless Shelters
• Join Together Online - Advancing Effective Alcohol and Drug Policy, prevention and Treatment
• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
• Juvenile Drug Court
• Knowledge Exchange Center of Rhode Island
• Lifespan - RI Gambling Treatment Program
• Manisses Communications Group - Information in the behavioral health field
• Mental Health Advancement Resource Center (MHARC)
• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill - NAMI
• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, NAMI Rhode Island


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• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• National Mental Health Association
• NCADI (National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information), free publications
• New England Minority Health Conference
• Office of the Secretary of State - Rules and Regulations database
• Pandemic flu information
• Reports on Prescription Drug Abuse and Dependence
• Rhode Island Certification Board of Chemical Dependency Professionals
• Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• Rhode Island Council on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependence
• Rhode Island Gambling Treatment Program
• Samaritans of Rhode Island
• Sober Housing
• Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration - SAMHSA
• The Point, Resources for Seniors and Adults with Disabilities, and Their Caregivers
• Women and Substance Abuse


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Culturally Specific Resources:

• Behavioral Healthcare Services for the Latino community: Centro La Familia, (a program of Gateway)
  Behavioral Healthcare Services, (Adult men, minority focus), MAP Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitative Services 66 Burnett St, Providence RI 02907 (401) 785-0050
• The New England Regional Minority Health conference
• Office of Minority Health
• Latino Commission on AIDS
• Center for Hispanic Policy and Advocacy
• White Bison (Healing resources to Native Americans)
• National Alliance for Hispanic Health
• National Black Child Development Institute
• Southeast Asian Resource Center
• Laotian Community Center of RI 88 Limerock Road; Smithfield, RI 02917 (978) 606-9194
• Socio-Economic Development Center of RI (SEDC) 620 Potters Ave, Providence, RI (401) 941-8422


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