Established in 1980, Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families serves troubled children, youths and families. It operates child welfare, central management, juvenile corrections, licensing, children s behavioral health, and development, contracts and standards divisions. The department offers ongoing social services, rehabilitation programs and case management services to the victims of abuse, neglect and dependency. Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families also offers mental health services to developmentally disabled people. In addition, the department offers foster care programs, including board payments, clothing allowances, and day care and medical coverage. Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families is located in Providence, R.I.
Woman and Infants Clinic, located in Providence, R.I., offers a range of nutrition services to the community in the city and surrounding areas. The organization works with physicians and health providers to develop personalized nutrition care plans. As part of Women and Infants' Hospital, a specialty hospital for women and newborn children, the clinic also has expertise in the field of women's nutrition, including the needs of pregnant women. Its services and areas of expertise comprise medical nutrition therapy, diabetes and endocrine disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, heart disease, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol and triglycerides, eating disorders, nutrition for pregnant women and new mothers, and nutrition for infants and children, including breast-feeding. Other service areas include women's health issues, osteoporosis, menopause, premenstrual syndrome, personal nutrition guidance, weight loss or gain, special food supplemental program for women, infants and children, and nutrition referral services.
