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Riverside signed the SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) Wellness Pledge about a year ago. We pledged to improve the health of the people we serve in the hope of increasing their life expectancy by 10 years in the next 10 years. We have joined approximately 3000 other organizations in signing this Pledge for Wellness. This fall R… read more >

Societal suppression of male emotion contributes to the 4th leading cause of death that no one talks about. Written by Sarah Gaer, Suicide Prevention Specialist, Riverside Community Care for The Good Men Project. Congratulations! If you are between 45 -54 years old, you are officially “middle aged!” With this dawning of a new age comes new concerns, thi… read more >

In today's MetroWest Daily News, an op ed piece written by Scott Bock (President & CEO of Riverside Community Care) and Vic DiGravio (President & CEO of the Association for Behavioral Healthcare): Access to mental healthcare saves lives. The shooting in Newtown is so vivid and so horrible that it is almost beyond comprehension. Like similar tragic even… read more >

In the wake of the tragedy this past Friday, I find myself amazed as hundreds of toys and gift cards pile up in our conference room. There is a lot that is wonderful in this world and it’s great to be reminded of it. With the gifts that you see in this picture, more than 750 children and adults we serve who might otherwise have gone without much for the holiday… read more >

Earlier this year we successfully won a commitment from the legislature and Governor to increase salaries for many of our lowest paid employees. Then, the state began making plans for cuts during a difficult period in which tax revenues have dropped more than expected. This salary increase was suddenly in jeopardy. Thousands of phone calls and emails to the Go… read more >

We have some truly amazing friends. 240 of them decided to celebrate the organization at our 6th Annual Blue Jean Ball. Our speaker – Ali Premo – talked about the impact Riverside has had in her family. I had the welcome opportunity to sit with her and her husband and parents and hearing about their experiences made me (and everyone else in the room) proud to… read more >

Riverside Community Care celebrated its 6th Annual Blue Jean Ball at the Wellesley Country Club on Friday, November 16, 2012, raising $170,000 for its programs and services. Over 240 guests donned in blue jeans and jewels enjoyed an evening of delicious food, fantastic auction items and a live performance by renowned blues artist, Ray Bailey. The guest speaker… read more >

Riverside has signed the SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) Wellness Pledge which states that Riverside will work to address all of the aspects of the lives of the people we serve in the hope of increasing life expectancy of our clients by 10 years in the next 10 years. We have joined approximately 3000 other organizations in sig… read more >

Riverside Community Care and Milford Regional Medical Center have a long-standing relationship.  For over 17 years the two organizations have worked closely together to provide high quality medical and behavioral healthcare.  It was announced that this partnership has now evolved to a new level as Riverside was recently named as the Medical Center’s Division … read more >

Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc and Riverside didn’t miss a beat. More than half of our employees work in 24 hour services and the rest of our staff come in to ensure that the people we serve receive the support they need. Like many people and businesses, we lost power at a few of our sites. Our facilities staff and our technology staff were prepared for problem… read more >