NEWS

At the request of the Massachusetts Departments of Mental Health and Public Health, the Riverside Trauma Center will now be managing psychological first aid for all residents and businesses outside the City of Boston who have been impacted by the Boston Marathon bombings. The Riverside Trauma Center, a service of Riverside Community Care, has been involved with t… read more >

We’ve just been notified that Riverside’s website has won a national American Web Design Award from Graphic Design USA. When our new website first debut in October of 2012, it was a huge improvement, and our internal community, Board, donors and friends were thrilled. It is great to know that the rest of the world agrees! For five decades, Graphic Design U… read more >

Thursday, April 11, 2013 was The Guidance Center’s night to shine at its tenth annual Celebrating Families Gala at The Charles Hotel in Cambridge. Through live and silent auctions, sponsorships and ticket sales, the event raised over $270,000 for children and families in Cambridge and Somerville. The Guidance Center was honored to have Victoria Reggie K… read more >

In the wake of yesterday’s events at the Boston Marathon, we are providing guidance on how to talk to children about this and other traumatic events. This was crafted by our Riverside Trauma Center team and we hope you will find this information helpful. Our Trauma Center helps local communities, schools, government agencies, healthcare and human service provid… read more >

Over Thirty-five companies will be recognized at the Statehouse for choosing to diversify their workforce by hiring adults and young adults who have mental illness with the support of Clubhouse employment and recovery centers funded by the Department of Mental Health.  The event will take place in the Great Hall of the Statehouse in Boston on Wednesday, April 10… read more >

A Full Life Ahead is a free series of monthly workshops for parents and guardians of young adults with a disability. The series will focus on transition, employment, housing and other topics that will help to give them interdependent full lives in their community. Please join us for the first workshop in our series; The Housing Choice Voucher Program Thursday… read more >

Last week, Patrick Whalen, a member from our Crossroads Clubhouse shared this speech with me which he wrote to present at the State House. He did such a great job, today, he is presenting it in front of the Joint Commission on Mental Health and Substance Abuse. I was touched by his story and courage.  My thanks to Patrick for allowing me to post this. ~Scott… read more >

Join us at our Recruitment Open House April 4, 2013, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Milford Public Library 80 Spruce St. Milford, MA www.milfordtownlibrary.org Riverside is a large employer in the Blackstone Valley and we’re growing.  We provide a wide array of behavioral healthcare and human services, including mental healthcare, specialized services for child… read more >

Thomas Hall, one of New England’s leading specialists in developmental and cognitive disabilities has been named as an Associate Division Director for Clinical Services at Riverside Community Care. The organization, headquartered in Dedham MA, is a provider of behavioral health and human services across eastern and central Massachusetts.  Hall is a resident of… read more >

On Wednesday, March 13th we had the opportunity to show off our new location at 12 Tyler Street in Somerville.  This building houses our Early Intervention, Intensive Family Services, and Care Coordination Services (CSA) for The Guidance Center (a service of Riverside Community Care). Mayor Joseph Curtatone was on hand to cut the ribbon along with Maryann Heu… read more >