Support for people with serious mental illnesses, and their family members; advocacy for individuals with mental illness and their families; education about mental illness for professionals, families and the general public. Team Base care- patients are supported by Helath care teams designed to meet each unique needs . NAMI Family Support Groups: First Thursday of the month, 6:00PM-7:30PM Barrington Congregational Church UCC, 461 County Rd., Barrington, RI First Saturday of the month, 10:00AM-11:00AM Island Free Library, 9 Dodge St., New Shoreham, RI Second Tuesday of the month, 6:00PM-7:30PM Middletown Public Library, 700 West Main Road, Middletown, RI Third Tuesday of the month, 6:00PM-7:30PM NAMI Rhode Island, 154 Waterman St., Suite 5B (basement), Providence, RI Second Tuesday of the month, 6:30PM-8:00PM Kent Center, 2756 Post Road, Warwick, RI, Last Wednesday of the month, 5:30PM-7:00PM Wellness and Recovery Center (side entrance), Community Care Alliance, 55 John Cummings Way, Woonsocket, RI NAMI Connection: (For anyone living with any mental illness) Wednesdays, 1:00PM-2:30PM Parent Support Network of Rhode Island, 535 Centerville Road, #202, Warwick, RI 02886 Tuesdays, 5:30PM-7:00PM Newport Hospital, in the McLaurin Living Room, 11 Friendship Street, Newport, RI 02840 Thursdays, 3:00PM-4:30PM Community Care Alliance, Wellness and Recovery Center (side entrance), 55 John Cummings Way, Woonsocket, RI 02895 Thursdays, 3:30PM–5:00PM (starting March 22, 2018) Pawtucket Public Library, in the Dome Room, 13 Summer St., Pawtucket, RI 02860 Thursdays, 5:00PM-6:30PM NAMI Rhode Island Office, 154 Waterman Street, Suite 5B (basement), Providence, RI 02906 Saturdays, 10:45am-12:15pm Courthouse Center for the Arts, 3481 Kingstown Road, West Kingston, RI 02892

Services: For families who have children with special health care needs. Provides information and referrals, semi-annual newsletter, support and advocacy. No regularly scheduled meetings due to the difficulty finding respite services for parents. Hasbro Children Hospital Family Advisory Council advises on family matters.

Services include individual representation to protect rights or secure benefits and services, self-help information, education on priority legal issues, and systems change advocacy. RIDLC administers eight federally funded advocacy programs: Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities (PADD) Program Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) Program Protection and Advocacy for Individuals Rights (PAIR) Program Client Assistance Program (CAP) Protection and Advocacy for Assistive Technology (PAAT) Program Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS) Program Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Traumic Brain Injury (PATBI) Program Protection and Advocacy for Voting Accessory (PAVA) Program

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. It is also illegal to discriminate against a person because the person complained about discrimination, filed a charge of discrimination, or participated in an employment discrimination investigation or lawsuit. Most employers with at least 15 employees are covered by EEOC laws (20 employees in age discrimination cases). Most labor unions and employment agencies are also covered.