NEWS
03.13.17
Tom Hall Helps out on Brain Injury Certification in the UK
Riverside’s own Tom Hall announced the completion of the Brain Injury Specialist Certification (CBIS) program in the United Kingdom. The certification program provides training to frontline staff and professionals who work with individuals with an acquired brain injury in the UK.
Hall is the Assistant Vice President for Clinical Services for Riverside Commun… read more >
03.06.17
A Culture of Caring: Emergency Preparedness
Year After Year, Riverside Employees Answer the Call.
Ten years ago, Hurricane Katrina disrupted the services of behavioral healthcare and human service agencies in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida. With Emergency Preparedness in mind, we asked ourselves, “How would Riverside get through a possible pandemic or major natural disaster?” One of the answers wa… read more >
02.24.17
Community Based Flexible Supports
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The services a person struggling with mental illness needs can be as unique as the person themselves. That is why at Riverside we offer Community Based Flexible Supports (CBFS). CBFS is a program offering unique, flexible, and supportive services for adults living with mental illness.
We collaborate with individuals; assess their needs such … read more >
01.25.17
The Guidance Center’s Innovation Fund
Announcing This Year's Innovation Fund Recipient
Our Guidance Center’s Board of Advisors created The Board Innovation Fund to provide grants to inventive therapeutic groups that benefit those served by The Guidance Center. This year’s recipient is “The Joy of Beading Group” proposed by Outpatient Clinician, Abigail Reynolds.
This multi-faceted program… read more >
01.18.17
Save the Date for The Guidance Center Gala on March 31, 2017 at The Charles Hotel in Cambridge
Help honor Victoria Oliva, long-time friend and advocate of The Guidance Center, Riverside, and the children and families we serve! Visit our website for more info: http://www.riversidecc.org/the-guidance-center-gala/.… read more >
01.12.17
Announcing Riverside’s New Medical Director
We’re proud to announce that Nicole Christian-Brathwaite, MD has assumed Riverside’s new position of Medical Director! As Riverside grows and plans for success in the changing healthcare industry, it is important for us to have a medical voice in our Leadership team. Nicole has been serving as one of our Behavioral Health Services Division Regional Medical … read more >
12.08.16
Flexjobs.com Names Riverside in Top 100!
We are proud to announce that Flexjobs.com has named us as one of the 100 Most Flexible Employers in the State. We are always looking for great people and know flexibility matters. And, because Riverside programs are open 24/7 we offer many options for people looking for 2nd or 3rd jobs, students looking to get experience while continuing their studies, and o… read more >
11.17.16
Neponset River House & The Salvation Army Kettle Drive Kickoff Event
Each year from mid-November until Christmas Eve, members at the Neponset River House, a service of Riverside Community Care, can be found in front of Stop & Shop and Walmart in Walpole, Shaws in Norwood, and Roche Bros in Westwood, MA, ringing the familiar holiday bell to raise awareness for The Salvation Army’s annual Kettle Drive fundraiser. The bell-ring… read more >
10.19.16
Community Support Strong for the Blue Jean Ball!
I am constantly reminded of the amazing community support we have for Riverside and the people we serve! This past Friday night’s Blue Jean Ball – held at our new venue, the Sheraton Needham, was one of those occasions.
The Blue Jean Ball has always been a special event – it looks beautiful, people have fun, it’s moving, and the evening concludes with … read more >
10.12.16
Riverside Trauma Center Researches Correctional Officer Suicide
Researchers at our Riverside Trauma Center, Northeastern University, and at the Office of Strategic Planning and Research at the Massachusetts Department of Correction recently received a $500,000 grant from the National Institute of Justice for a study on correctional officer suicide.
It was shocking to learn that the rate of suicide among correctional office… read more >