Rhode Island Substance Use and Mental Health Block Grant Needs Assessment

04/27/2026

The Block Grant Needs Assessment survey is still open! If you’ve got a moment, please consider taking our 10-15 minute survey to let us know what you think about behavioral health services (mental health and substance use services) in Rhode Island!

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04/16/2026

The University of Rhode Island and the RI Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals (BHDDH) are conducting a survey to understand how Behavioral Healthcare services in RI can be improved. Behavioral Healthcare services include things like counseling services (individual or group therapy) for concerns that may include but are not limited to anxiety, depression, ADHD, eating disorders (these might be counseling for depression, anxiety, etc.), outpatient/inpatient substance use treatment services, detox centers, drug and alcohol rehab center for concerns with substances such as alcohol, opioids, co***ne, m**h, benzos, prescription medication, and so on.

If you have thoughts about behavioral healthcare services, we want to hear from you!

The survey results will contribute to an overall needs assessment for the Rhode Island Substance Use and Mental Health Block Grants. These are federal grants used to support prevention, treatment, and recovery services for substance use and mental health. Your participation in the survey will help us gain a better understanding of what the needs and service gaps are in our state.

11/22/2024

The University of Rhode Island and the RI Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals (BHDDH) are conducting a survey to understand how Behavioral Healthcare services in RI can be improved. Behavioral Healthcare services include things like counseling services (individual or group therapy) for concerns that may include but are not limited to anxiety, depression, ADHD, eating disorders (these might be counseling for depression, anxiety, etc.), outpatient/inpatient substance use treatment services, detox centers, drug and alcohol rehab center for concerns with substances such as alcohol, opioids, co***ne, m**h, benzos, prescription medication, and so on.
If you have thoughts about behavioral healthcare services, we want to hear from you!
The survey results will contribute to an overall needs assessment for the Rhode Island substance use and mental health Block Grants. These are federal grants used to support prevention, treatment, and recovery services for substance use and mental health. Your participation in the survey will help us gain a better understanding of what the needs and service gaps are in our state.

09/02/2024

The survey is still open and will remain open until January! If you’ve got a moment, please consider taking our 10-15 minute survey to let us know what you think about behavioral health services (mental health and substance use services) in Rhode Island!

The University of Rhode Island and RI Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals are conducting a survey to understand how Behavioral Healthacre services in RI can be imporved. Individuals with thoughts on Behavioral Healthcare services in RI as a consumer, provider, or family member of a consumer are eligible to participate in the survey.
Behavioral Healthcare services include things like counseling services (individual or group therapy) for concerns that may include but are not limited to anxiety, depression, ADHD, eating disorders (these might be counseling for depression, anxiety, etc.), outpatient/inpatient substance use treatment services, detox centers, drug and alcohol rehab center for concerns with substances such as alcohol, opioids, co***ne, m**h, benzos, prescription medication, and so on.
If you have received, provided, or have a family member who has received behavioral healthcare services, we want to hear from you! The survey results will contribute to an overall needs assessment for the Rhode Island substance use and mental health Block Grants. These are federal grants used to support prevention, treatment, and recovery services for substance use and mental health. Your participation in the survey will help us gain a better understanding of what the needs and service gaps are in our state. Please share the link with anyone who could be applicable (providers, people who have received services, or family members of people who have received services). Participants who complete the survey will be entered into a drawing for a chance to receive a $30 gift card.

06/26/2024

Thank you to everyone who has taken the survey and commented on our posts! The survey is still live, if you have thoughts on behavioral health in Rhode Island we want to hear from you!

The University of Rhode Island and RI Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals are conducting a survey to understand how Behavioral Healthacre services in RI can be imporved. Individuals with thoughts on Behavioral Healthcare services in RI as a consumer, provider, or family member of a consumer are eligible to participate in the survey.
Behavioral Healthcare services include things like counseling services (individual or group therapy) for concerns that may include but are not limited to anxiety, depression, ADHD, eating disorders (these might be counseling for depression, anxiety, etc.), outpatient/inpatient substance use treatment services, detox centers, drug and alcohol rehab center for concerns with substances such as alcohol, opioids, co***ne, m**h, benzos, prescription medication, and so on.
If you have received, provided, or have a family member who has received behavioral healthcare services, we want to hear from you! The survey results will contribute to an overall needs assessment for the Rhode Island substance use and mental health Block Grants. These are federal grants used to support prevention, treatment, and recovery services for substance use and mental health. Your participation in the survey will help us gain a better understanding of what the needs and service gaps are in our state. Please share the link with anyone who could be applicable (providers, people who have received services, or family members of people who have received services). Participants who complete the survey will be entered into a drawing for a chance to receive a $30 gift card.

05/27/2024

Thank you to everyone who has completed our 2024-2025 Needs Assessment Survey! The response thus far has been incredible. We are so grateful to everyone who has shared their thoughts, needs, and opinions! Please keep sharing the link and helping us spread the word so we can work to meet the substance use and mental health services needs for all Rhode Islanders!

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05/17/2024

Hello! It's that time again!

My name is Orianna Carvalho, and I work with the University of Rhode Island and the RI Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals (BHDDH). We are conducting a survey to understand how Behavioral Healthcare services in RI can be improved. Individuals in RI who are providers of services, receivers of services, immediate family members of receivers of services, and those not currently utilizing services yet are in need of services (you may be part of this group if you haven't received behavioral health services!) survey.

We are reaching out to the RI community in the hopes that you will take and share the survey to help us assess the needs, gaps, and services available regarding substance use and mental health in the state of Rhode Island.

The survey results will contribute to an overall needs assessment for the Rhode Island Substance Use and Mental Health Block Grants. These are federal grants used to support prevention, treatment, and recovery services for substance use and mental health. Your participation in the survey will help us gain a better understanding of what the needs and service gaps are in our state. The results of the survey will be included in a report for the Block Grant may be released to the public, tentatively, in July of 2025.

We want to hear from you, your teams, and your families to include your important perspectives in our report!

Take the survey here:
https://uri.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_beFUhZkjxVmPLtI