I’m proud to share that BHG has acquired The Journey to Hope, Health and Healing, Inc. in Rhode Island, which includes four OTPs with 55 staff caring for 1,112 patients. Please welcome our newest colleagues to join our BHG family!
BHG Johnston Treatment Center
Laura White, Program Director
386 patients, 14 staff
BHG Middletown Treatment Center
Laura Baudet, Program Director
101 patients, 8 staff
BHG Providence Treatment Center
Alexa Vazquez, Program Director
274 patients, 20 staff
BHG Westerly Treatment Center
Kerri St. Denis, Program Director
351 patients, 13 staff
A study found that between 2018 and 2019, Rhode Island had 5,000 residents already aware that they had OUD, and another 24,000 adults reported but not receiving treatment for illicit drug use that same year.*In September 2021, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) noted that Rhode Island reported a 22.5% increase in drug overdose deaths over the past 12-month period.
*Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 2018 and 2019.
