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In the past six months, Riverside has opened four new residences in the towns of Andover, Wakefield, and Cambridge for adults with acquired brain injury and developmental disabilities.  The new home in Wakefield was established specifically to support five young men with intellectual and developmental disabilities who have recently turned 22 (the year these youn… read more >

We are very excited to announce that Screening for Mental Health – which joined Riverside through a merger last summer – is now MindWise Innovations. Check out MindWise’s brand new website here! Screening for Mental Health (SMH) has been about innovation since its creation in 1990 – it was founded with the innovative idea to screen for signs of ment… read more >

Content from MindWise Innovations, a division of Riverside Community Care: Seven in ten teens view depression and anxiety as major problems among their peers. Talking about these mental health conditions can be challenging – but it doesn’t have to be if you know the right words to say. Oftentimes, people with the best intentions end up using language that… read more >

Content from MindWise Innovations, a division of Riverside Community Care: Women’s behavioral health is a growing field of research, with implications for healthcare and treatment options for women struggling with their mental health, substance use, or other behavioral disorders. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), women are twice as likely … read more >

Content from MindWise Innovations, a division of Riverside Community Care: Smartphones and social media apps are ubiquitous. Those who resist the twenty-first century trend and boycott Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat, or other platforms are now the exception rather than the rule. Finding someone with no social media footprint is like stumbling upon a unicorn. Bu… read more >

Content from MindWise Innovations, a division of Riverside Community Care: It’s common for someone who has one behavioral health disorder to also be living with another. For instance, people will often experience both depression and anxiety at the same time, and the symptoms of these disorders can be difficult to manage together. The same is true of alcoh… read more >

The following op-ed was published in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette on November 30, 2018. One thing we all can agree on - there have been too many horrific stories of mass killings. It should be clear from these tragic events, which are occurring now routinely across the country, that there is a critical need for expanded access to behavioral health s… read more >

Riverside Community Care, a nonprofit provider of a broad range of behavioral healthcare and human service programs, today announced it has finalized an agreement to merge The Somerville Home into its operation and to occupy and improve the former rest home’s building for continued nonprofit community services. The Somerville Home was a licensed residential … read more >

Derek was struggling.  He wasn’t attending school and was spending too much time alone in his bedroom.  He was depressed, non-communicative, and as his mom says, “a shell of the boy I knew.” Derek got back on track with the support of the Riverside School.  Located in Needham and Milford, these two schools for grades 6 through 12, provide not only aca… read more >

Unfortunately, like the rest of the country, Riverside has recently seen an uptick in incidents of intolerant language based on race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Riverside is an inclusive community, guided by a robust statement of Mutual Respect and Responsibility that is posted at all locations, and provides staff training in harassment prevention.  H… read more >