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5/2/2022
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MEDIA ADVISORY: House Oversight Committee to hear review of current state of Rhode Island’s behavioral health system
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STATE HOUSE — The House Committee on Oversight is scheduled to meet Wednesday with officials from the Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals to review the current state of Rhode Island’s behavioral health system.
The committee will meet Wednesday, May 4, at the rise of the House (about 4:30 p.m). in Room 101 on the first floor of the State House.
The committee will hear a presentation by Richard Charest, the director of the Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals; and Kevin Savage, the director, of the Division of Developmental Disabilities.
The committee will also hear provider-community perspectives on the behavioral health service delivery system from officials of the Substance Use and Mental Health Leadership Council of Rhode Island, including John J. Tassoni, Jr., vice president of operations for community and government relations, and Susan A. Storti, president/ and CEO; Christine Hathaway, senior director of Behavioral Health, Perspectives Corporation; and Mary Marran, president and COO, of Butler Hospital, and Joan Salhany, vice president of Gateway Operations.
The House Oversight Committee is chaired by Rep. Patricia Serpa (D-Dist. 27, West Warwick, Coventry, Warwick). The meeting will be televised by Capitol Television on Cox Communications (channels 15, 61, and 1061 for high definition), Full Channel (on 15) and Verizon (on channel 34). Livestreaming is available at https://www.rilegislature.gov/CapTV/Pages/default.aspx.
For more information, contact:
Daniel Trafford, Publicist
State House Room 20
Providence, RI 02903
(401)222-1922
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