JRI, a provider of trauma-informed care to children and families in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, has named Dave Dorvilier Program Director of YouthHarbors.  The YouthHarbors program partners with local schools to provide homeless and unaccompanied high school students with support in the areas of housing, education, employment, health and independent living skill development so that each can focus on his or her education, rather than survival.

JRI, a provider of trauma-informed care to children and families in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut, has appointed Patti Maguire, of Arlington, as senior vice president.

JRI, a provider of trauma-informed care to children and families in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, has named Dani Silcox Director of Finance for JRI’s Education and Community Based Programs.  In this new role, Silcox will be responsible for the financial support for these programs.

JRI, a provider of trauma-informed care to children and families in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, has appointed Bisser Dokov as Chief Financial Officer.

Dokov, a resident of Brookline, joined JRI in 1996 as an assistant accountant and was promoted into finance positions of increasing responsibility at JRI over the past 20 years. Most recently, Dokov held the position of budget director, where he was responsible for managing budget allocations, expenditures and fund balances, and preparing the company’s annual financial filings.

JRI recently completed data collection for the first ever randomized control trial (RCT) of the Attachment, Regulation, and Competency (ARC) framework. This study examines the effectiveness of 24 sessions of ARC treatment versus treatment as usual for a range of clinical and functional child and caregiver outcomes in community based mental health clinics across metro Boston.

First Connections, a program of JRI, was featured in the Wicked Local Action.

Coming in at number 13, up from number 21 in 2015, JRI was named a top place to work in Massachusetts by The Boston Globe for the second consecutive year.  JRI employees were asked to rate the company on management, direction, benefits, pay and more.

JRI was recently featured in this article written by Deirdre Fernandes from The Boston Globe.

Needham, MA – JRI, an organization that operates specialized schools and provides trauma-informed care to children and families in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, today announced that its Southeast Alternative School, with campuses located in Middleboro and Sandwich, is being renamed Anchor Academy.