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Norwood and Milford Communities Will Benefit from Extra Supports for Mental Health and Substance Use DEDHAM, MA - Riverside Community Care, a leader in behavioral healthcare and human services, is pleased to have been awarded a $1.5M grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Riverside will use the grant to focus… read more >

By Jessica Green, Riverside Community Care Domestic Violence Services Intern On Wednesday, October 27th, Riverside’s Domestic Violence Services team will gather along with many other organizations and members of the community to participate in the Cambridge Domestic Violence Candlelight Vigil. The event commemorates National Domestic Violence Awareness Month… read more >

In the spring of 2021 we surveyed people we serve in a number of Riverside programs to ask about their experiences with Riverside.  And, over the past year more than most – given the extreme challenges we all faced –  we are gratified to find that our extra efforts are proving successful and that the values we strive to uphold each day are appreciated! W… read more >

Riverside Behavioral Treatment Services (BTS) deploys mobile teams consisting of licensed mental health clinicians, behavioral analysts, and psychiatric nurse practitioners to provide consultation and treatment to individuals with complex needs. Clients have significant intellectual or developmental disabilities or brain injury and are also experiencing a diagnos… read more >

This month we remember Scott M. Bock with a tribute published in the Boston Globe, and prepare for September events including our second annual Recovery Celebration and the arrival of new president Vic DiGravio.  Read it here… read more >

The Boston Globe's Adrian Walker reflects on Scott Bock's legacy as a lifetime advocate for those in need of mental healthcare, developmental and brain injury services, youth and early childhood programs, addiction treatment, and trauma response.  Read the column here… read more >

We report with great sadness that Scott M. Bock, the founder and former CEO of Riverside Community Care, died on Monday, August 23. Scott was diagnosed with cancer this past spring. When Scott founded Riverside in 1982, he was one of six people working in a church basement with a single day program for 30 adults with mental illness. He was inspired to devote h… read more >

Coming to the Boston area for medical school by way of the US Army, Samuel Lyon certainly knows about tenacity and commitment.  But he and his wife Ana (they met while serving together in the Army; he’s been in for 11 years and she left after ten) had no idea how those qualities could be tested until the day their two-year-old son Benjamin was diagnosed with a… read more >

By Jake Donofrio, Riverside Community Care Intern   The Neponset River House Garden is constantly growing and changing, much the same as the Clubhouse members responsible for its perpetuation. Tomatoes, peppers, beans, and so many more lively plants develop side by side, mirroring the therapeutic growth of the different members who tend the garden toge… read more >

Dedham, MA - Riverside Community Care, a leader in behavioral healthcare and human services, today announced that Vicker V. DiGravio III has been named President and will begin September 20. The role of President became vacant after Marsha Medalie rose from President to CEO of the organization. DiGravio was selected after a nationwide search. At Riverside, DiG… read more >