State Government Agencies/Departments | Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals

BHDDH guarantees high-quality, safe and accessible health care services for all individuals with differing intellectual/developmental abilities, mental health or substance use disorders, or who are in the care of facilities administered by BHDDH through an integrated healthcare landscape, in which all Rhode Islanders will thrive. Provides services to approximately 50,000 Rhode Islanders, and their loved ones, who are living with mental illness and/or substance use conditions, have developmental disabilities, or need Long Term Acute Care in the state hospital system, known as the Eleanor Slater Hospital (ESH). In addition, BHDDH administers funds which support a statewide network of prevention and mental health promotion initiatives.

12/28/2021