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Media Inquiry Contact Info

For media inquiries:

If you are a member of the media and wish to speak with someone from the Rhode Island Department of Health about a suicide-related issue, please contact Public Information Officer, Joseph Wendelken at joseph.wendelken@health.ri.gov or 401-378-0704.

If you are a member of the media and wish to speak with someone from the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals about a suicide-related issue, please contact Public Information Officer, Randal Edgar at Randal.Edgar@bhddh.ri.gov or 401-462-3405.