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Beginning in 1964, Washington County Community Mental Health Center set forth with a small but dedicated group of professionals to provide mental health services to individuals and families living in Washington County. Today, with a new name and the same commitment, South Shore Mental Health Center has become a comprehensive behavioral healthcare organization dedicated to serving individuals suffering from mental, brain, emotional and addictive disorders. We are further dedicated to providing support and/or treatment to their families through a full range of mental health and addiction services.

Our vision is to be recognized for creating opportunity for wellness and recovery through innovation and the pursuit of excellence.

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South Shore Mental Health Center, a behavioral health organization, is dedicated to serving individuals suffering from mental, brain, emotional, and addictive disorders. We are further dedicated to providing support and/or treatment to their families through a full range of mental health and addiction services.

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Chairman:  Stephen M. Bessette
Executive Vice President
Consumer, Mortgage and Small Business Lending
The Washington Trust Company - Westerly, RI

Vice-Chairman:  Howard E. Walker, Esq.
Attorney at Law -  Hope Valley, RI

Treasurer:  Dana R. Barlow
Chief Financial Officer
The Moore Company - Westerly, RI

Secretary:  Carolyn C. Traxler
Wakefield, RI

Members at Large

Louis Giancola
President & CEO
South County Hospital Healthcare System
Wakefield, RI

Dr. Edward M. Mazze
Dean, College of Business Administration
University of Rhode Island - Kingston, RI

Sandra Panzeri
Narragansett, RI

Harold Schofield
Narragansett, RI

Sarah Taft Carter
Taft & McSally, LLP - Cranston, RI

Eric Wertheimer
Charlestown, RI

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Welcome to South Shore’s home on the internet. We hope the effort, time and talent we have put forth to construct and maintain this website provides you with an opportunity to better understand our services, mission and vision.


South Shore has provided behavioral health services for nearly 45 years in Washington County.  We have many dedicated, talented and compassionate staff committed to the development and maintenance of a comprehensive array of clinical, social and educational services for individuals suffering from mental, emotional, behavioral, and addictive disorders. Every measure of our success has been dependent on the skills of our staff and the relationships we have with other social, educational, and health care providers in our community.  It is our commitment to continue our work with the people of Washington County to assess our needs and to collaborate with our community partners to find or create ways to meet those needs.

We hope you find this website helpful and would encourage you to contact us if you have any questions, concerns or recommendations to make this website more helpful, to improve access to care, combat the stigma of mental illness, or improve our services in any way.  Please let me know by contacting me at info@ssmhc.org or by calling 401.364.7705 or 401.789.1367.

Sincerely,

William Michael Johnson, Ph.D. (c)

President/CEO

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Wm. Michael Johnson, Ph.D. (c)
President/CEO

A. J. Thornton, MD
Medical Director

Victor Sardelli, BS
Chief Financial Officer

Jerold L. Cutler, M.Ed.
Vice President of Clinical Services

Karen M. Engstrume, MA
Director of South Shore School

Kathy Garlick, MA
Director of Children's Services

Dorothy A. Yeamen, MPA
Vice President of Quality Management

TBA
Director of Human Resources

Joyce Hickey, RN, PCNS
Director of Nursing Services

Joseph Schrader, MBA
MIS Manager

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An estimated 54 million Americans suffer from some form of mental disorder in a given year.
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Locations in: Charlestown • Wakefield • North Kingstown [401] 364.7705 or [401] 789.1367