--- title: Klatzker and Others Offer Valuable Insight During Providence Journal’s Mental Health Forum description: TPC President/CEO Dale Klatzker, Ph.D., joined other mental health experts to discuss the challenges facing Rhode Island and its behavioral health care system. --- - [**Careers](https://www.carenewengland.org/careers) - [**Donate](https://www-providencecenter-org.sandbox.hs-sites.com/donate) - [**My Chart](https://www.carenewengland.org/mychart) - [**+1 (401) 276-4020](tel:+1%20(401)%20276-4020) [![CNE_SubBrand_ProvCenter_Logo_RGB_FullColor](https://www.providencecenter.org/hs-fs/hubfs/-%20CNE/CNE%20-%202026%20Branding/CNE_SubBrand_ProvCenter_Logo_RGB_FullColor.png?width=1509&height=560&name=CNE_SubBrand_ProvCenter_Logo_RGB_FullColor.png)](https://www.providencecenter.org/) ** #### Site Search ** ** ## Klatzker and Others Offer Valuable Insight During Providence Journal’s Mental Health Forum **Posted: Friday, November 07, 2014 **Thursday night, TPC President/CEO Dale Klatzker, Ph.D., joined other mental health experts to discuss the challenges facing Rhode Island and its behavioral health care system.  Outdated policies coupled with a severe lack of resources has left RI's community mental health programs in disarray. Klatzker was in agreement with others, suggesting that mental health treatments need to more effectively integrated into generalized medical care. Klatzker told the Providence Journal, "People are best served when they are served holistically and there is a robust array of services and possibilities. We don’t spend the money we have in the smartest possible way. The only way we can do that is to treat a person as whole.” Click here to read the complete Providence Journal article on Publick Occurrence’s *“Rhode Island’s Mental Health System: Condition Critical?*” forum. ##### Contact Us [Send Us A Message](https://www-providencecenter-org.sandbox.hs-sites.com/contact-us) [+1 (401) 276-4020](tel:+14012764020) 528 North Main Street Providence, RI 02904 - [**](https://www.facebook.com/providencecenter) - [**](https://twitter.com/TheProvCenter) - [**](https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-providence-center/) ##### Other Care New England Locations [Care New England ](https://www.carenewengland.org/) [Butler Hospital](https://www.butler.org/) [Kent Hospital](https://www.kentri.org/) [VNA of Care New England](https://www.vnacarenewengland.org/) [Women & Infants](https://www.womenandinfants.org/) ##### Patients and Visitors [Find A Provider](https://www.providencecenter.org/provider-finder) [Integra Community Care](https://www.integracare.org/) ##### About Us [Who We Are](https://www-providencecenter-org.sandbox.hs-sites.com/about) [Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI)](https://www.carenewengland.org/dei) [Senior Leadership](https://www-providencecenter-org.sandbox.hs-sites.com/leadership) [In the News](https://www.providencecenter.org/news) [HIPAA](https://www-providencecenter-org.sandbox.hs-sites.com/hipaa) ##### Get Involved [Ways to Give](https://www-providencecenter-org.sandbox.hs-sites.com/donate) [Careers ](https://www.carenewengland.org/careers) [Volunteer](https://www.carenewengland.org/volunteer) --- Copyright © 2026 Care New England Health System × You are about to leave our website and enter an external site. We are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or accuracy of information on the external site. Do you wish to continue? [Yes](https://www.providencecenter.org/news/klatzker-and-others-offer-valuable-insight-during-ri-mental-health-forum#yes)   [No](https://www.providencecenter.org/news/klatzker-and-others-offer-valuable-insight-during-ri-mental-health-forum#no)