NEWS

It is critical to recognize signs of stress in your staff throughout the year, but paying particular attention during this holiday season is important. There are signs that can indicate your staff may be experiencing higher-than-normal stress or anxiety, especially during this busy time of year.

Riverside Community Care, a nonprofit leader in behavioral healthcare and human services, has been named a 2023 Top Place to Work by The Boston Globe.

On October 18th, Catherine Taatjes – the Program Director of Horizon House in Wakefield – and I went to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, where several of my paintings were being displayed for the 50th anniversary of Gateway Arts in Brookline.

Riverside’s four Clubhouses each have their own Thanksgiving traditions and celebrations, all of which are based on the principles of gratitude, compassion, and found family. While the dates of these events vary, our Clubhouses remain open on Thanksgiving Day, as everyone deserves an opportunity to spend the holiday with a loving community.

One survivor of domestic violence had a powerful idea:

“What would it be like to have a purple scarf, highlighting the tragedy of domestic violence and symbolizing the strength of survivors, wrap all the way around Cambridge City Hall? What if this project grew from town to town with city halls across Massachusetts garnished in purple?”

“We are incredibly grateful to the Moderna Charitable Foundation for strengthening Riverside’s overnight crisis services through the acquisition of a site close to our Community Behavioral Health Center in Norwood,” said Marsha Medalie, CEO of Riverside Community Care.

Riverside Community Care, led by CEO Marsha Medalie, was named to the 2023 Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts.

Riverside’s fourth annual Recovery Celebration was a powerful event that highlighted the determination, courage, and support needed to work through addiction. Check out the top five takeaways and watch highlights from the celebration.

Riverside Community Care used funds from a recently awarded Digital Equity Partnership grant to hire two Tech Navigators dedicated to closing the digital inequity gap.

On September 29 we cut the ribbon to celebrate our new Community Crisis Services (CCS) and Respite site in Upton, a vitally important resource in the aftermath of a behavioral health crisis.