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03.23.21

Annual Report Celebrates Connection

The preparation of our 2020 Annual Report gave us a chance to take stock of the past year and reflect on the many challenges and hard choices we, like everyone, faced.  What stands out time and time again are the stories of resilience and commitment that we encountered among our Riverside employees, people we served, and the friends who support us.  We're proud… read more >

02.18.21

Chief Medical Officer Dr. Joe Shrand on Outsmarting Anger

Read an excerpt from the second printing of Outsmarting Anger: 7 Strategies for Defusing Our Most Dangerous Emotion by Dr. Joe Shrand, Chief Medical Officer at Riverside Community Care. In this excerpt, Dr. Joe explains how one of our most powerful human emotions – anger –can affect us and those around us, and how it can be turned into more productive behavio… read more >

02.18.21

MassSupport in the news

With the pandemic nearing a year and behavioral healthcare needs rising, Riverside's MassSupport Network, a free state-wide crisis counseling program, has been receiving a considerable amount of news coverage.  Read and watch here… read more >

02.18.21

The Lived Experience of Dr. King’s Dream

If you missed our incredible online event on February 5, here’s a chance to join us and our special guests for a celebration of Black History Month and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  Watch it here… read more >

02.16.21

Teen Mental Health During the Pandemic

Being a teen can be tough.  The adolescent years are a uniquely vulnerable and sensitive time in the path toward adulthood. But in the midst of a global pandemic, the loss of most familiar pastimes and community activities and connections, and possibly suppressed worry about family finances – it’s no wonder that teens’ behaviors and state of mind evoke par… read more >

02.09.21

January 2021 Newsletter

Read about recent activities including Riverside's COVID vaccination initiative and Diversity & Inclusions efforts.  Plus, meet our new Board of Directors.  Click here for our latest newsletter.… read more >

02.08.21

MindWise Innovations Receives Prestigious Brandon Hall Award for Behavioral Healthcare Work with Turner Construction

Dedham, MA – MindWise Innovations, a service of Riverside Community Care that helps corporations, schools, universities, and states reimagine the behavioral health needs of their organizations, has received a coveted Brandon Hall Group bronze award for excellence in the Best Advance in Corporate Wellbeing Technology category. The award recognized their work wit… read more >

12.03.20

Riverside Newsletter December 2020

An incredible 100-mile run for Riverside, a video review of our past year, plus a new leadership appointment, building openings, and updates from all corners of the organization - read it here in our latest newsletter!  Riverside Newsletter December 2020… read more >

12.02.20

Riverside Joins MGH Study to Prevent COVID-19 in Congregate Settings

Riverside looks forward to collaborating with the Mongan Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital on this study that will benefit vulnerable populations. Mongan Institute Receives $4.9 Million to Study Best Practices to Prevent COVID-19 in Staff and Residents with Serious Mental Illness and Developmental Disabilities in Congregate Living Settings A resea… read more >

11.19.20

Run for Riverside in the News

When Dr. Patrick McEnaney, chair of surgery at Milford Regional Medical Center, hit the 100-mile mark on an all-day, all-night charity run that spanned 27 straight hours, he was exhilarated.  “It’s the furthest distance that I’ve ever run,” he said, “and ultimately all the hard work, and effort, and back-to-back long runs, essentially every weekend fo… read more >