Rhode Island Hospital

Behavioral Health Unit

593 Eddy Street

Providence, RI 2903

Main Tel: 401-444-4000

Intake Tel 1: 401-444-4779

Website: http://www.lifespan.org

Information and Services

Age Groups Accepted
  • Adults
  • Seniors (65 or older)
  • Young adults
Ancillary Services
  • Chronic disease/illness management
  • Case management
  • Diet and exercise counseling
  • Education services
  • Family psychoeducation
  • Illness management and recovery
  • Integrated primary care service
  • Nicotine replacement therapy
  • Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
  • Suicide prevention services
  • Screening for tobacco use
  • Tobacco cessation counselling
Emergency Mental Health Services
  • Crisis intervention team
  • Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
Payment/Insurance Accepted
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Private health insurance
  • State corrections or juvenile justice funds
  • Cash or self-payment
  • State financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
  • State mental health agency funds
  • State welfare or child and family services funds
Primary Focus of the Provider
  • Mental Health Treatment Services
Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)
  • Hospital inpatient
  • Outpatient
  • Partial hospitalization/day treatment
  • Psychiatric hospital or unit
Special Programs/Groups Offered
  • Seniors or older adults
Language Services
  • Services for the hearing-impaired
  • Spanish
Facility Smoking Policy
  • Smoking Not allowed
Treatment Approaches
  • Activity therapy
  • Behavior modification
  • Cognitive/behavior therapy
  • Couple/family therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Electroconvulsive therapy
  • Group therapy
  • Integrated dual disorders treatment
  • Individual psychotherapy
  • Psychotropic medication
  • Trauma therapy
Type of Care
  • Mental health treatment