Riverside offers many opportunities for guests to learn more about what we do, connect with our community, and support our work.
Upcoming Events
Provider Open House
Calling all educators and providers (outpatient, hospital, treatment facility, etc.) in Somerville and surrounding areas! We are holding an Open House at our building in Somerville so you can learn more about Riverside’s after-school program for kids 6-12 and our therapeutic day program for adolescents. Please come so we can meet you, and you can learn how …
Previous Events
Healing: The Powerful Journey of Unlearning, Adapting and Thriving
Riverside's Diversity & Inclusion Committee invites you to explore the nonlinear paths of healing and personal growth. Enjoy this recording of our 2024 lived experience celebration featuring guest speaker Michelle E. Dickinson, a passionate mental health advocate, a TED speaker, and a published author of a memoir entitled Breaking Into My Life.…
Riverside’s 5th Annual Recovery Celebration: Progress Over Perfection
Join us for a powerful webinar featuring inspiring stories of experience, strength, and hope. This recovery celebration is sure to uplift attendees and empower the audience to prioritize progress over perfection.…
Confidently Me: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation
Riverside's annual Pride celebration uplifted people of all gender identities, empowered members of the LGBTQ+ community to live as their authentic selves, and featured special guest speaker Mason Dunn, Director of Education and Research with the Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce. Watch the recording of this powerful event now for actionable insights on how…
Honoring the Women of the Civil Rights Movement
Our annual celebration of Black History Month and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. honored the women of the civil rights movement. This year's virtual event featured a keynote discussion with special guest Arndrea Waters King- a renowned activist, author, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter-in-law.…
The Lived Experience of Intersectionality
Riverside explores how our different social identifiers including gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, disability, and religion intersect and overlap. Watch this powerful event to improve your understanding of how intersectionality impacts our lived experiences.…
How to Talk With Children About the Events in Israel and Gaza
Riverside's MindWise Innovations presented a conversation on how to acknowledge and talk with children about the traumatic events happening in Israel and Gaza.…
Recovery Celebration: You Are Not Alone
Riverside's fourth annual Recovery Celebration, sponsored by our Connect2Recovery program, was a powerful event that highlighted the strength, courage, and support needed to work through addiction. View the recording to hear inspiring stories of resilience and hope from renowned Recovery Coaches.…
Celebrate Pride! Supporting Trans Youth – How To Be An Ally
In case you missed it, you can watch our 2023 Pride celebration featuring a lively panel discussion, along with Riverside Life Skills student Kaeya describing the exhausting but ultimately successful journey to discovering one's true self.…
Riverside CARE Awards 2023
Riverside employees as well as people we serve were singled out for honors at the annual CARE (Celebrating Achievement and Recognizing Excellence) Awards. We're proud to work with all of them!…
African-American Veterans and the Civil Rights Movement
This year’s special celebration of Black History Month offered moving musical selections from the US Army Field Band, and deeply emotional reflections from Dr. Clarence B. Jones, confidant and advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.…
An Ever-Shifting Balance: Managing Lived Experience at Work
Members of Riverside's leadership speak about working with lived experience, with inspiring musical interludes from recording artist Melinda Doolittle of American Idol!…
Recovery Celebration
If you missed our third annual Recovery Celebration sponsored by Riverside's Connect2Recovery program, you can listen to the program and hear the inspiring stories and music here.…
Riverside Celebrates Pride
Join us here again to watch our virtual event and celebrate Pride Month 2022! We are extremely grateful to Dr. A.C. Fowlkes for his empowering keynote message, and to Karen Grenier for amazing and uplifting music to open and close the event.…
How Employee Resource Groups Work and Why They’re Important
Our panelists discuss a wide range of tips, tricks, and resources for launching and running Employee Resource Groups across any type of organization. From setup and funding ideas to logistics, upkeep, and future planning – we hope this session gives you the confidence and knowledge to bring ERGs to your workplace.…
Traumatic Brain Injury: El Mundo Boston
Riverside's Tom Hall, Assistant Vice President, Developmental & Cognitive Services Division, appeared on Latino media outlet El Mundo Boston in “Sin Salud Mental, No Hay Salud” for a program about acquired brain injury. In a first for the show, Tom was interviewed in English and simultaneously translated by the host.…
Safe Radio Podcast: The Massachusetts Clubhouse Coalition
This enlightening Safe Radio podcast from Franklin Public Radio WFPR-FM features Riverside Clubhouse staff and members and highlights the free, robust, and highly effective programming of the Massachusetts Clubhouse Coalition serving those with mental health and dual diagnosis challenges.…
America’s Mental Health Crisis…And Why There is Hope for the Future
In this webinar, part of Lesley University's Thought Leadership Series, Riverside CEO Marsha Medalie addressed the status of mental health today, current trends in awareness and treatment, and her hope for future generations .…
Remembering the Children of the Movement
On Monday, January 31, we honored Black History Month and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during this inspiring virtual event. …
Recovery Celebration 2021
Don’t miss this recording of our powerful and moving Recovery Celebration, produced by Riverside’s Connect2Recovery program. A huge thanks to guest speakers Val, Justin, and Evan for sharing their incredible stories of resilience. Everyone has their own pathway to recovery, and we at Riverside feel privileged to walk alongside people as they find their way.…
The Lived Experience of Dr. King’s Dream
If you missed our incredible online event, here’s a chance to join us and our special guests for a celebration of Black History Month and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.…
Self-Care Isn’t Selfish: Women, Stress, and Tending to Us
Are you feeling twice the stress with the double impact of the pandemic and the holidays? Watch this presentation to learn about the mind-body connection, why women tend to push off taking care of themselves, and then practice two short, mind-body exercises to help manage stress and anxiety through the holidays and beyond.…
Breaking Down the Buzz
In the continuing discussion series with A Healthy Lynnfield, Riverside's Ryan Rivard talks about the harmful and mind-altering effects of marijuana. Tune in to find useful information to talk to your teens about!…
Recovery Celebration
Riverside's Connect2Recovery program hosted a virtual Recovery Celebration on September 30, 2020 in honor of National Recovery Month. Musicians, artists, and people in recovery shared their art and their recovery journeys. Watch the touching and inspiring video and please share it widely!…
Adolescent Health and Substance Use
Ryan Rivard of Riverside participated in the town of Lynnfield's conversation series with local experts to address community substance-use prevention, sponsored by the “Healthy Lynnfield” coalition. Parents and others can learn helpful tips on dealing with teens and substance use!…
Can I Really Do This? Yes You Can!: Maintaining Recovery During Coronavirus
In this Q& A conversation between Michael Leslie, Recovery Support Navigator at Riverside Community Care, and Joseph Shrand, Chief Medical Officer, they discuss how individuals can continue on their path to wellness and even grow stronger from the challenges we are facing. They discuss: The best way to manage the increase in feelings of anxiety …