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RI’s Outpatient Health Center Helping Hundreds with Assessments, Counseling, Skills Training and Peer Support
COO Sue Ann Atkerson, and CEO David Covington
RI International’s CEO David Covington Featured on PBS News
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WA Governor Jay Inslee Visits RI International's Crisis Facility in Fife

Holds closed door session with government, community and behavioral health leaders
RI International's Mental Health Urgent Care, Riverside, CA
The grand opening was held on May 3, 2017
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RI International’s latest Group of VA Peer Employment Grads in St. Louis
RI has 3-yr contract with VA for PET Training and has trained more than 10,000 Vets!
David Covington announced as President-Elect for AAS Board

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Community Leaders Assist in Grand Opening of RI’s Latest
Wellness City in Wilmington, NC.

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RI International’s Palm Springs Facility Featured on CBS News
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Ribbon Cutting for RI's Newark, DE Crisis Facility
DE Gov. Jack Markell, State Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin, Assist CEO David Covington
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Is Suicide a Choice?

CEO David Covington asks in National Council Ted Talk 2014

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Community Leaders Assist in Grand Opening of RI’s Latest Wellness City in Wilmington, NC.

Ribbon Cutting for RI's Newest Crisis Facility

CEO David Covington asks in National Council Ted Talk 2014

Is Mental Health Working for Hispanics?

By CEO & President of RI International, David Covington Leave a Comment

“This is not working for me,” the man muttered in my direction as he stormed out of the large banquet room. It was November 19, 2012, and the mood at the Goldwater Institute annual dinner was somber after Mitt Romney’s clock had been cleaned by President Obama just days earlier. Today, I’m the CEO and President of a non-partisan, not for profit 501c3 Community Mental Health Center, RI International, but at the time I was an executive with a publically traded, for profit health plan. Several of our leadership were in attendance for the event, which was sponsored by the organization named after Arizona-based Barry Goldwater and which … [Read More...]

Peer Supports: Where’s the Evidence?

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It was the late 1990s, and there was little published evidence on the efficacy of peer supports. Georgia’s Wendy Tiegreen had grown up in behavioral … [Read More...]

22 Days: How Many Push-ups for Veterans and Suicide?

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With co-author – Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas In the span of 22 days, Iceland went from being an off-the-beaten-path, exotic vacation destination to … [Read More...]

Email Excerpt Credits Customer Service and Accountability for 75% Increase in RRC Peoria Utilization

Was just crunching data…2014 vs 2015 total police department utilization up from 185 to 226 average monthly…(average time still under 5 min). While most are pick-up orders, there’s been a 75% increase in “discretionary” use of RRC by police.
Only answer for that is improved customer service and accessibility. – Nick Margiotta

RI’s Outpatient Health Center Helping Hundreds with Assessments, Counseling, Skills Training and Peer Support