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Information on programs, services and benefits available to military veterans and their dependents living in Rhode Island.
A guide to benefits, supports and services for families raising children with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities in Rhode Island. Document is in Word format.
List of resources to help service members returning from Deployment who are living in Rhode Island. Document is in .pdf format.
Provides information about new programs and services and important issues, trends and ideas for people with developmental disabilities in Rhode Island.
Provides eligible individuals with visual impairments the opportunities and support that will enable them to become independent, active self-sustaining members of their community. Services include vocational training and job development and placement.
Provides a variety of programs and services to Rhode Island seniors, families and caregivers including food assistance, home care and adult day services.
Medical Assistance (Medicaid) pays for needed medical care for people 65 and older, or who have a disability.
Medicare hospital insurance (Part A) provides basic protection against costs of needed care in a hospital, skilled nursing facility, at home, and for hospice care. Medicare medical insurance (Part B) provides supplemental protection against costs of physicians'and providers' services.
Works to monitor and develop community and hospital mental health services, including community support programs, general outpatient programs, housing and vocational programs.
Responsible for planning, providing and administering a community system of services and supports for adults with developmental disabilities in Rhode Island by enhancing the quality of support/services so that people with disabilities can identify and move toward personal futures of inclusion and participation in community life.
A grassroots, volunteer organization of individuals and organizations who have joined together to improve services for persons who are diagnosed with mental illness.
Indian Health Service's Nashville Area office supports tribal governments and urban Indian communities in the development and administration of comprehensive health care delivery systems that meet the needs of Indian people in all states throughout the Eastern and Southern U.S.
Links to information about events and activities happening in Rhode Island that improve access to medical homes for children with special health care needs.
Supports the development of family-centered services by being a resource of information
and technical assistance to individuals with disabilities, their families, their advocates and those who provide services to them.
Promotes positive development and improved health outcomes for children age zero to eight by creating a culturally responsive, comprehensive and accessible service delivery system that links service providers, empowers families and engages communities.
Information and resources about health insurance for infants, children and teens in Rhode Island.
Alzheimer's Association chapters provide information, programs and services, including support groups and educational workshops, to people with Alzheimer's disease, their family members and caregivers.
Directory of mental health treatment facilities and support services in the state.
Responds to the particular needs of persons affected by Parkinson's disease and their caregivers through education, referral, support and public awareness programs.
