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Skip to main content JRI/COVID-19 Navigator Do you have a question about how JRI services, related to COVID-19 or otherwise? (508) 468-6042 navigator@jri.org Rachel has been a part of the JRI team since January, 2000. For over 20 years, Rachel has been working in the field of human services assisting families with accessing and navigating services. Rachel received her Bachelors degree in psychology and Masters Degree in Public Administration from Bridgewater State University. She was promoted in July 2005 to Family Networks Program Director where she closely worked with the Department of Children Families for 10 years ensuring that children and families received the highest quality of individualized services ranging from community based through residential care. Rachel is very dedicated to helping the individuals she works with and is committed to improving the lives of children and families. Rachel’s passion for creative service programming inspires her in her role as JRI Service Navigator. 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Work for It. The work is not yet done in the fight for social justice. Learn More Happenings at JRI Treating Trauma Early to Help Children Cope Down t... Watch this PBS News Hour episode featuring the Susan Wayne Center of Excellence as well as Hilary Hodgdon from JRI. Happenings at JRI Trauma Sensitive Yoga Helps Sufferers Use Their Bo... Jennifer Turner was a voice student at the New England Conservatory of Music when her instructor approached her during a rehearsal. “You,” her instructor observed, “aren’t in your body.” It took her a while before she understood what her instructor meant, but when she did, it would change her… Happenings at JRI New drop-in center looks to create safe space for ... Read the YOUnity Drop-In Center article in the Gloucester Times. Learn more about the YOUnity Drop-In Center. Happenings at JRI JRI Named a Top Place to Work in Massachusetts for... JRI was named a Top Place to Work in Massachusetts for the Sixth Consecutive Year Read more about what our employees think about JRI. Read the article in the Boston Globe. Happenings at JRI Support those who open their homes to children in ... Bob Costa knows there are people he can call, day or night, when a child is in trouble. They are caretakers who open their homes when the courts order a child removed from their home for their own protection — perhaps because a parent or guardian has been arrested for drugs or violence. They are… What We Do JRI encompasses a broad range of specialized schools and unique programs Behavioral Health Clinics & Trauma Services JRI provides an array of innovative and evidence-based outpatient mental health services throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. All of JRI’s Behavioral Health Centers and Trauma Services use intervention… These services might be right for you if: You or someone you know needs trauma Informed Outpatient Behavioral Health and Clinical Services. You or someone you know needs a psychiatric/psychological assessment and evaluation. You or someone you know requires medication management. Community Services JRI provides a wide variety of specialized in-home and community-based services throughout Massachusetts. Our services include intensive care coordination, in-home and outpatient therapies, mentoring services, in-home… These services might be right for you if: Your child/youth is in need of community-based behavioral health services. You or your child/youth is looking for GLBT support services. You want to find expertise and services related to sexual exploitation. Connecticut-based Services JRI Connecticut is committed to opening doors to opportunity for youth and families who face the complex challenges associated with trauma, mental illness, and cognitive impairment. Within an environment that preserves… These services might be right for you if: You or your child is struggling with symptoms of complex trauma and/or mental illness. You or your child is struggling in your current academic setting. Your child/youth is in need of community-based behavioral health services. Developing Abilities JRI Developing Abilities collaborates with individuals who have developmental disabilities, their families, state agencies and advocates to design, develop, and implement community-based, consumer-responsive programs of… These services might be right for you if: You or someone you know has a developmental disability. You or someone you know needs supports either in their home or in a staffed home. You or someone you know with a developmental disability wants to grow their skills through job… Educational & Residential Services For over thirty years, JRI has opened doors to educational opportunity for youth in our local communities. Within our specialized schools, JRI has created academic and therapeutic programming that fosters healthy growth,… These services might be right for you if: You or your child is struggling in your current academic setting. You or your child is struggling with symptoms of complex trauma and/or mental illness. You or your child is struggling with peer relationships in your current academic setting. Foster Care & Childhood Services JRI provides...