Bradley Hospital
A pioneer in mental health care for children
Welcome to Bradley Hospital
Founded in 1931, Bradley Hospital was the nation’s first psychiatric hospital exclusively for children. Today it provides expert, family-focused care to children and adolescents with psychological, developmental, and behavioral problems, through a wide range of inpatient, outpatient, residential, and partial hospital programs.
A teaching hospital for The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Bradley Hospital is a national center for research in child and adolescent psychiatry.
Getting Here
Bradley Hospital
1011 Veterans Memorial Parkway
Riverside, RI 02915
United States401-432-1000
Featured Centers + Services
Bradley Hospital offers many specialized programs, with noted expertise in autism spectrum disorders, anxiety disorders, and many other areas of mental health.
The Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities
The Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities offers unique, highly specialized clinical services for children and adolescents who show signs of serious emotional and behavioral problems in addition to a developmental disability, such as autism, Asperger's or intellectual disability.
The Pediatric Anxiety Research Center
The Pediatric Anxiety Research Center’s leading mental health professionals, researchers and educators offer services designed to bring about vital improvements in the lives of children with obsessive compulsive disorder or other forms of anxiety.
Partial Hospital Programs
Bradley Hospital’s day and afternoon partial programs offer practical alternatives to hospitalization and traditional outpatient services for kids with serious emotional, behavioral or relationship issues.
Bradley Learning Exchange
The Bradley Learning Exchange provides a variety of learning opportunities to enhance the skills, and knowledge of individuals who work in the diverse fields of human services.
Bradley Hospital Events
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Mental Health and Behavioral HealthJul 18
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Bradley HospitalThis drop-in support group is for parents of teenagers hospitalized in Adolescent Inpatient Treatment at Bradley Hospital. This group meets every Wednesday in the Inpatient Program - Harbor Meeting Room. The group may cancel on holidays or in bad weather so it is always best to contact to verify...
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Family Medicine, Mental Health and Behavioral Health, Nutrition, Pediatric MedicineJul 31
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Bradley HospitalThe COAST Clinic at Bradley Hospital will present the PLATE Program, designed to provide exposure to a variety of foods in a fun, interactive, and low-pressure environment, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from July 31 to August 23, 2018. A multidisciplinary team will work closely with parents and...
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Medical Education, Mental Health and Behavioral HealthAug 27
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Bradley HospitalSpeaker Rhiannon J. Luyster, PhD , is a developmental psychologist who studies social communication and language in young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Her research, which has been supported by the National Institutes of Health, the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation and the...
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Mental Health and Behavioral HealthSep 7
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Bradley HospitalSara Rocha, MD will present "Talking with Families About Media Use" on Friday, September 7, 2018 as a part of Bradley Hospital's educational series in contemporary social work practice. This event is offered as a professional development service of Bradley Hospital's department of social work and...
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Mental Health and Behavioral HealthSep 10
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Bradley HospitalA social group for adults with Asperger syndrome, this group meets monthly in the Pine Room. Meetings are typically held on the second Monday of each month; if there is a Monday holiday, the meeting shifts to the next/third Monday. There are no meetings in July and August. The group may cancel on...
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Mental Health and Behavioral HealthOct 5
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Bradley HospitalElizabeth Whitney, LICSW will present "Leaving Burnout Behind: Strategies for Resilience at Work" on Friday, October 5, 2018 as a part of Bradley Hospital's educational series in contemporary social work practice. This event is offered as a professional development service of Bradley Hospital's...
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Mental Health and Behavioral HealthOct 11
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Bradley HospitalYouth Mental Health First Aid is an eight-hour training course on Thursday, October 11 designed to give members of the public key skills to help an adolescent who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The eight-hour course covers a range of common disorders...
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Mental Health and Behavioral HealthNov 2
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Bradley HospitalNicole R. Nugent, PhD will present "Integrated Care and Intervention with Refugee Populations" on Friday, November 2, 2018 as a part of Bradley Hospital's educational series in contemporary social work practice. This event is offered as a professional development service of Bradley Hospital's...
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Mental Health and Behavioral HealthDec 7
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Bradley HospitalRobert Miranda Jr., PhD will present "Adolescent Substance Abuse: Trends, Comorbidities, and Evidenced-Based Treatment Options" on Friday, December 7, 2018 as a part of Bradley Hospital's educational series in contemporary social work practice. This event is offered as a professional development...
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Mental Health and Behavioral HealthJan 4
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Bradley HospitalKelly Taber Chasse, MSW, PhD will present "Child and Adolescent Grief and Loss" on Friday, January 4, 2019 as a part of Bradley Hospital's educational series in contemporary social work practice. This event is offered as a professional development service of Bradley Hospital's department of social...
'Ms. Amy’s' Commitment to Children in Crisis
Veteran social worker and her team offer calm, teach coping skills to children placed in residential program
Featured News
Thursday, June 28, 2018
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Pediatric, OutpatientA Bradley Hasbro Children’s Research Center study found that a health intervention program focused on emotion-regulation skills reduced sexual risk behaviors among young adolescents with suspected mental health symptoms. The findings of the study led by Christopher D. Houck, Ph.D., are presented in...
Friday, June 8, 2018
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Pediatric, LeadershipLarry Brown, M.D. Larry Brown, M.D. , has been appointed director of the division of child and adolescent psychiatry at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and academic director of Bradley Hospital and Hasbro Children’s Hospital’s division of child and family psychiatry. “Dr. Brown...
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
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Workforce, In the Community, Awards & DesignationsFor the second time, Lifespan’s four hospitals achieved Top Performer status on the Healthcare Equality Index (HEI), a national benchmark of hospitals’ policies and practices related to equitable and inclusive treatment of their LGBTQ patients, visitors and employees. The Human Rights Campaign...
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Care New England and Partners HealthCare have approached Lifespan and will begin formal discussions to explore how all three health care providers might work together to strengthen patient care delivery in Rhode Island. The conversations were announced on Feb. 27. By combining the talent,...
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
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Pediatric, InpatientBradley research is first to connect factors with long-term prognosis.
Monday, January 29, 2018
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Pediatric, OutpatientInnovative model expected to increase care access and improve outcomes
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
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Pediatric, Outpatient, Health & WellnessStudy examines effective form of talk therapy to learn what makes it successful in practice
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
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Fundraising, EventsOn Friday, June 9, Bradley Hospital rolled out the red carpet, welcoming more than 250 friends and supporters to Rhodes on the Pawtuxet for its 2017 Bravo Bradley gala, Putting on the Glitz . Chaired by Dede and Larry Madeira, the signature event for New England’s only psychiatric hospital devoted...
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Nicole Nugent, Ph.D., a pediatric psychologist from the Bradley Hasbro Children’s Research Center , is leading a new study to better understand the social and biological factors that may promote resilience in teens after a traumatic event. The $3.3-million, 5-year National Institutes of Mental...
Monday, September 19, 2016
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Fundraising, EventsLeft to right: Milieu therapist Katlyn Hashway and patient Kyri Barilone More than 150 patients and their families who have benefited from Bradley Hospital’s Intensive Program for OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) program gathered to share and learn as part of a reunion event at Bradley Hospital...
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Making the transition to college can be nerve-wracking for many teens