Family Service Of Rhode Island Inc

The health division (health) improves health and well-being throughout the lifespan. The division includes fsri's early childhood programming, such as first connections, a short-term home visiting program for pregnant women, new parents, and newborns, as well as longer-term home visiting programs, such as early intervention and healthy families america. Fsri's aids project rhode island (apri) program is also part of health, providing compassionate, non-judgmental, and collaborative response to the needs of people living with, affected by, and at risk for hiv. All housing and workforce development services are a part of health, as well as the south providence health equity zone (hez) program, a community led collaborative that works to build a healthier and more resilient neighborhood in the 02905 zip code of providence.

The healing division (healing) delivers trauma-informed behavioral health response and recovery. This includes comprehensive behavioral health and substance use services through fsri's certified community behavioral health clinic (ccbhc), which encompasses 24/7/365 mobile response and stabilization services to respond to behavioral health crises in the community and psychiatry. Healing also includes community-based trauma therapy services and parent child interaction therapy (pcit), an evidence-based program designed to improve parent-child relationships and address behavioral and emotional issues for children 2-6.5 years of age.

The hope division (hope) builds safety and resilience after crisis. This division includes victim service programming, where liaisons partner with local police departments in fsri's award-winning go teams to provide immediate crisis response to victims at crime scenes, offering crisis intervention, stabilization, language support, and service referral. In addition, hope includes youth and young adult housing advocacy services that work to empower and stabilize young adults (ages 18-24) experiencing housing insecurity designed to interrupt cycles of homelessness in the early stages. Also included in the hope division are mount pleasant academy, a psychiatric day school for children and youth in grades k-8 (referred by local school districts), as well as lucy's hearth, a family shelter in newport county serving children and their families who are experiencing homelessness, and also providing supportive housing services.