NEWS

Riverside has a smart, large, and hard working Board of Directors! This past Saturday, our Board and executive team met with facilitators for an all-day retreat to discuss best practices for well-functioning boards and plan for the future. I could not be more energized by this fantastic group of people. Lisa Muto, Riverside Board Chair and Acting Executive Dea… read more >

Dedham, MA, September 19, 2016-Riverside Community Care operates four Clubhouses—community based centers for those with mental illness built on peer support. Over the summer, Elliot House, Neponset River House, and Crossroads Clubhouse received 3 year accreditations, the highest achievable level of accreditation from Clubhouse International, an organization tha… read more >

Milford, MA, September 7, 2016- Riverside Community Care, a behavioral healthcare and human services organization, is now accepting referrals for the new location of their Life Skills Center, which will open on September 26, 2016. The program will serve adolescents experiencing significant emotional difficulties and learning challenges in Milford and surrounding … read more >

We just wrapped up another successful summer of PEACE Camp. The Guidance Center Family Clinic provides this day camp to 20 kids, ages 6-12, from Cambridge and Somerville, who have been identified as vulnerable to bullying as a target, bystander, or aggressor. The focus is to help kids work together, strengthen friendships, and develop leadership skills. All invol… read more >

The emotions displayed by Amanda, one of our Program Managers at the end of our newest video, will give you an idea of just how much pride the Riverside community takes in our work!  I hope you enjoy watching this video from our Brain Injury residential services. Programs like Longwood Terrace allow adults living with a brain injury to live much more independent… read more >

We are very excited about our upcoming annual conference, “You Come to Us Endangered”: Legacies of Community Trauma, Narratives of Healing and Resilience, taking place in Natick, MA, on September 22. The conference will focus on the impact of trauma on communities, and what can be done to promote healing and resilience. The theme will be examined through t… read more >

Dedham MA, August 9, 2016 – CARF International, an accreditation organization for health and human services has awarded Riverside Community Care, a mental healthcare and human services organization, with their highest level of accreditation.  CARF International accreditation demonstrates a service provider's commitment to continually improving services, encour… read more >

Many older adults with mental health and substance use needs have physical or emotional challenges that prevent them from accessing the behavioral health services they need in the community. In order to assist these elders to age in their own home and avoid the need for more intensive services, the Health Policy Commission of Massachusetts has awarded a 12-month … read more >

You may be interested in attending the protest being held on Monday, August 1st in response to the Globe Spotlight series that exploited fears about people who have a mental illness. This continuing Globe series suggests that that the entire system of community-based care is broken and that more coercive treatment is key to the solution. Most frustrating is t… read more >

We recently hosted an art show in Somerville displaying work created by kids we serve through our “Mindfulness & Expression: Workshops for Teens.” This group is led by Erika Frazier, Clinician for The Guidance Center Family Clinic, and Alicia Chatterjee, Family Support Worker at The Guidance Center and was created back in March through funds from The Guid… read more >