The Mental Health Association of Rhode Island will mark its 100th year in RI with its Bell Ringer Award & Centennial Celebration event. Local leaders will be receiving awards including Gregory Fritz, MD (Chief of Child Psychiatry at Lifespan and President of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) and Barbara Morse Silva (NBC10 Health Reporter & Weekend Anchor).

The evennig will also feature a light dinner, entertainment by Mary King and Jessica Litwin (who will present a song dedicated to the memory of her friend who committed suicide), an art exhibit plus a timeline of the MHARI and mental health in RI.