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Winter 2008
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  • Kent Center Staff Welcome Senator Whitehouse
  • Kent Center's Capital Campaign Reaches Important Milestone & Raises 50% of Its Goal
  • Kent Center Remains Committed to Meeting Housing Challenge
  • Kent Center's Housing Office Knows Affordable, Stable & Comfortable Home Provides Firm Foundation for Recovery
  • Community Demonstrates the Spirit of the Holidays
  • The Kent Center Assists Thousands: Satisfaction #1 Goal
  • Warwick Police Department Recognizes Success of Collaboration with The Kent Center
  • Kent Center to Train Police Officers Statewide
  • The Kent Center Presents a Dave Nash One-Day Workshop: "A Step-by-Step Path to a Lifetime of Business Success … in just sixty days"
  • Sidelines
       CASSP Honors Local Auto Repair Man
       Kent Center to Provide Services at Kent Hospital ER
       Plans Underway for Mental Health Month
       Kent Center Presents Check to Winner of 50/50 Cash Raffle

Winter 2008
   

Fall 2007
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  • Honorees, Keynote & Community Sponsors Combine to Make Kent Center's 3rd Annual Awards Breakfast Its Most Memorable
  • Rejoice! There Is Hope for Holiday Stress
  • Kent Center's Hillsgrove House Named a 'Hero in the Fight' for Mental Health Consumers
  • Kent Center Sponsors Trauma Trainings for Community & Corrections
  • Cleverly Designed Pins Make Great Holiday Gifts
  • Kent Center Welcomes New Board Members
  • Addiction: A Disorder of Young People
  • Support The Kent Center's Annual Fund!
  • Sidelines:
       Nearly 900 Attend WWIN Resource Fair
       Briggs School Parents Highly Satisfied
       Adopt-A-Family for the Holidays!
       Hillsgrove House Walks in Support of NAMI
       Lions Club Shows Support

Fall 2007
   

Summer 2007
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  • The Kent Center Celebrates the Opening of its New Home
  • Alcohol: It's a Drug Too
  • Vocational Specialists Play Integral Role in Kent Center's Team Approach to Recovery
  • The Kent Center Awarded Highest CARF Accreditation
  • Senator Whitehouse Visits Hillsgrove House
  • Thanks to Our Employment Partners
  • In Their own Words: Excerpts from Client Thank You Letters to Staff of The Kent Center's Substance Abuse Treatment Program
  • Integrated Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Create Better Outcomes for Our Clients
  • Sidelines
       September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery
       Month
       Clients Benefit from Art Therapy
       Kent Center Participates in Warwick's Night Out
       On-Premise Pharmacy to Open at The Kent Center
       Summertime Fun at The Briggs School

Summer 2007
   

Spring 2007
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  • A New Home for The Kent Center: Capital Campaign Under Way to Raise $1.6 Million
  • An Important Move & Defining Moment for The Kent Center
  • Kent Center's Court Clinician Improves Access to Treatment for Offenders with Behavioral Health Challenges
  • Hillsgrove House & Congressman Langevin Presented Employment Award to Sovereign Bank at a Capitol Hill Celebration
  • Another Exemplary Psychiatrist for The Kent Center
  • Sidelines
         Working in the Community to Promote Mental Health Month
         Masons Renew Their Support
  • Volunteer Spotlight: Todd Seaback to Head Campaign Leadership Committee
  • An Excerpt From Crazy, A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness

Spring 2007
   

Winter 2007
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  • New Director of MHRH Visits Hillsgrove House
  • Champlin Foundations and VSA Arts Award Grants to The Kent Center's Briggs School -- Funding for Technology and the Arts Combine to Enhance Student Learning
  • Creating Community is a Key Element of Recovery
  • Program Pride: Residential Services Provide the Comfort and Support of Home in the Hearts and Minds of Its Clients
  • The Kent Center: Assisting Thousands with Quality and Satisfaction as #1 Goal
  • Sidelines:
       Local Business Honored
       Disaster Team Assists with School Health Crisis
       2 Homes Near Completion
       Holiday Cheer for Kent Center Kids
  • The Many Faces of Volunteerism at The Kent Center
  • A Message from Dr. Ellen Nelson

Winter 2007
   

Fall 2006
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  • The Kent Center Celebrates the Community Spirit at its 2nd Annual Awards Breakfast
  • Congressmen Among Very Special Guests to Hillsgrove House
  • A Milestone Year to Remember
  • Program Pride: Kent Center's Outpatient Counseling Team Assists Trauma Survivors Regain Emotional Health
  • Adopt-a-Family for the Holidays
  • The Kent Center in the Community
  • Support The Kent Center's 30th Anniversary Annual Fund!
  • Sidelines: Team Hillsgrove House Walks for a Good Cause; Kent Center Back on the Air; Kent Center Volunteer Honored by the RI Council; Citizens' "Tools for School" Assist CASSP Kids; It's Not Just Halloween Fun

Fall 2006
   

Summer 2006
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  • Briggs' Extended School Year Program Advances Academic and Clinical Goals in a Fun Summer Camp Atmosphere
  • National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month
  • Practicing a Trauma-Informed System at The Kent Center
  • Case Managers Open Up World of Possibilities for Their Clients
  • Top Student Musicians Support Kent Center Clients & Learn Important Lessons in the Process
  • Sidelines: Take a Quick Substance Use Assessment; Kent Center CEO Takes to the Air; Youth & Family Services Host Day at the Park; Kent Center Participates in Warwick's Night Out; National Guard Adventure Camp Challenges Kent Center Kids
  • Briggs Remembers Its Namesake
  • Volunteer Spotlight: URI Intern Joanna Izzo Shares Her Hillsgrove Experience
  • Trauma—the "Common Denominator"
    Major Risk Factor of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders Goes Practically Ignored
  • Save the Date: The Kent Center's 2nd Annual 'A Celebration of the Community Spirit' Awards Breakfast

Summer 2006
   

Spring 2006
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  • Kent Center Honored with National Award for Community Awareness Campaign
  • Senator Reed Participates in Vocational Workshop
  • Proposed Mental Health Budget Cuts Will Further Jeopardize RI's Model System of Care
  • The Briggs School: Defining Success One Child at a Time
  • Kent Center Assists Warwick PD in Developing Model Training Program
  • Joe Farrell Brings Insight & Inspiration to His Volunteerism
  • TV Ads Create Concern Over Life-Saving Medications
  • Special Thanks to Supporters of Hillsgrove House's Spaghetti Dinner
  • Assessing Stress in the Community
  • Providence Business News Presents Kent Center with 'Best Places' Award
  • Dr. Morris Named an Exemplary Psychiatrist
  • Kent Center Participates in 'Surviving Adolescents'
  • Tribute Gifts: In Joy & In Memoriam
  • A 'Best Place to Work' Surprise

Spring 2006
   

Winter 2006
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  • Hillsgrove House & Sovereign Bank Share Commitment to Employment of People Challenged by Mental Illness
  • Happy Anniversary to The Kent Center!
  • Kent Center Named A Best Place to Work
  • Emergency Services: Responding Day or Night to Clients and Community in Need
  • Compeer Among Mentoring Groups Honored by the Governor
  • Briggs Kids Strike It Rich in the Mock Stock Market
  • CASSP Honors YMCA
  • Senator Walaska Presents a Legislative Grant to Hillsgrove House
  • Volunteer Spotlight: Cindy Lawlor
  • Spreading Holiday Cheer
  • Kent Center Appoints New Board Members
  • From Asylums to a Life in the Community
  • Hillsgrove House Presents Pasta La Vita!

Winter 2006
   

Fall 2005
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  • The Kent Center Honors Community & Business Leaders
  • A Gathering of Community to Celebrate, Learn & Grow
  • Program Pride -- Children's Intensive Services: Teaming Up to Help Kids & Families in Crisis
  • Time To Get In The Holiday Spirit
  • Kent Center & MHA Team Up for Depression Screening Day
  • Compeer House Pins Make Great Holiday Gifts
  • Hillsgrove House Makes Mark on NAMI RI Conference
  • Promoting Peaceful Parenting
  • A Hillsgrove Halloween
  • Volunteer Spotlight: Tom Barry, The Professional Volunteer
  • Kent Center Takes to the Air
  • From That World to This World: Troops Face Emotional Challenges Coming Home
  • Support The Kent Center Annual Fund

Fall 2005
   

Summer 2005
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  • Adventure of a Lifetime for Kent Center Kids
  • Cox Shines Their Spotlight on The Kent Center
  • A Commitment to Community and Recovery
  • A Day in Day Treatment: A Glimpse into the World of Addiction & Recovery
  • Congratulations to The Eleanor Briggs School on its 25th Anniversary!
  • Wellness Program Launched at The Kent Center
  • A Discovery House Connection
  • Volunteer Spotlight: A Tribute to Barbara Radtke
  • The International Clubhouse Movement: Communities Creating Opportunities for People with Mental Illness
  • September is National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month
  • Save The Date: The Kent Center Annual Awards Ceremony Breakfast

Summer 2005
   

Spring 2005
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  • Fulfilling Dreams of Home Ownership
  • That's Amore! Hillsgrove House Serves Up Pasta & Good Cheer
  • Celebrating Mental Health Month
  • Program Pride: Older Adult Services - Uniquely qualified to serve our community's seniors
  • Nurturing Young Artists at The Briggs School
  • Masons Donate to The Kent Center
  • Coastway Cares
  • Compeer Thanks Volunteers
  • Briggs Students Pitch In for the Earth
  • Volunteer Spotlight: Barbara & Brittany
  • Promoting Clubhouse
  • A Message from Mayor Scott Avedisian

Spring 2005
   

Winter 2005
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  • Home Sweet Home: New Apartments Symbolize Achievement & Independence for Residents
  • Support the Provider Index
  • Hillsgrove House: A Model of Support Worth Emulating
  • A Smooth Transition for Inaugural Appeal
  • CASSP Volunteers Honored
  • The Power of Giving
  • Giving Thanks at The Briggs School
  • Holiday Cheer for Kent Center's Kids
  • Compeer Fundraisers a Blooming Success
  • Volunteer Spotlight: Grandma Claire
  • W. Warwick Students Lend a Hand
  • Psychiatric Consultation Services: Working with Physicians in the Community
  • Hillsgrove House Annual Spaghetti Dinner

Winter 2005
   

Fall 2004
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  • The Kent Center Honors Community Leaders
  • The Kent Center Achieves Highest Accreditation and Commendation
  • Holiday Highs & Lows
  • Grant Received To Provide Substance Abuse Services to The Region's Most Vulnerable
  • Doing The Math Part II: Consumers Rate The Effectiveness of Kent Center Services
  • High Marks for Hillsgrove House
  • The Kent Center's Holiday Wish List
  • Adopt A Family

Fall 2004
   

Spring 2004
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  • The Eleanor Briggs School Awarded Grant by VSA of RI
  • Outreach for Recovery
  • Warwick Truancy Court Award for The Kent Cent
  • Why Should Everyone Care About Mental Health Funding?
  • Doing The Math: Outcomes and Total Quality Improvement
  • What's in a Name and Why We Changed Ours
  • Grief and Trauma: A Conversation with Dr. Jim Bonnar
  • The Kent Center Receives National Award
  • The Kent Center Charitable Funds

Spring 2004

 


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