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- The Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH) is a state government agency focused on mental health, substance use disorders, and developmental disabilities. - Mission: provide high-quality, safe, affordable, coordinated care across a full continuum of services; operate the state hospital system (Eleanor Slater Hospital); promote health, safety, and well-being through policy and programs addressing mental illness, addiction/recovery, developmental disabilities, and community support. - Founded in 1869; headquartered in Cranston, RI; 65 employees noted in highlights. - Services and scope likely include community-based behavioral health services, developmental disability supports, hospital-based care, and policy development for Rhode Island residents. - Contact/locations: multiple offices in Cranston and a facility in Pascoag, RI. Main homepage: bhddh.ri.gov. If you’re specifically looking for Community Mental Health Centers in Rhode Island operated or overseen by BHDDH, this page indicates BHDDH’s broader role in coordinating and supporting mental health services, including the state hospital system, rather than listing individual community centers. For direct centers, you might search BHDDH’s site for “community mental health centers” or contact BHDDH at bhddh.askdd@bhddh.ri.gov or (401) 462-3421.
