The Providence Center: Mental Health & Substance Use ...
Mental Health • North Providence, RI • Since 1969
About
Summary: The Providence Center is Rhode Island’s largest nonprofit community behavioral health organization, delivering mental health and addiction treatment to adults, adolescents, and children. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Providence, RI, it operates 6 offices statewide and offers over 70 programs and wraparound services tailored to individual recovery needs. Services cover mental health care, substance use treatment, children's mental health, and related emotional and psychiatric support. The center is private, nonprofit, and actively operating with ~186 staff and annual revenue in the $25–50 million range. Key contact: (401) 276-4020. Primary locations include 528 North Main Street (HQ) and 530 North Main Street, Providence, RI 02904, along with 520 Hope Street, Providence, RI 02906. If your interest is North Providence specifically, note the Providence Center serves the Providence area and may have services accessible to North Providence residents through its six Rhode Island offices and programs.
Clinic Type
Mental Health
Address
528 North Main Street, Providence, RI 02904
Phone
+1 (401) 276-4020
info@anchorrecovery.org
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Emergency Care
Emergency services available
Services Offered
Insurance & Payment
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Languages Spoken
FAQs
What services does The Providence Center provide?
The Providence Center helps adults, adolescents, and children affected by psychiatric illnesses, emotional problems, and addictions by providing treatment and supportive services within a community setting.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: negative
- Yelp: 2.2 out of 5 stars (11 reviews)
- Birdeye: 3.5 out of 5 stars (4 reviews)
- ProjectKnow.com / Rehabs.com: 2.7 out of 5 stars (2 reviews)
Patients praise
- some staff members noted as caring and helpful
Common complaints
- unprofessional staff and rude communication
- perceived lack of care and support for patients in crisis
- concerns regarding facility environment, such as lack of separation between genders and security issues
- complaints about appointment management and patient discharge processes
"Most unprofessional place. They employ people who do not understand the delicate state that their consumers are in."
— Unilocal.net (User: Jasmine A.)"Do not call this number if you are not already fully educated on what services they provide. I was rudely lectured on what they do and don’t do."
— Birdeye (User: Google review)"Males and females need to be separated; too much intermingling; no gate or fence to keep patients from leaving; I would choose a facility that was far from home."
— Rehabs.com / ProjectKnow.comSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Mental Health & Substance Use Treatment | The Providence Center
- The Providence Center’s 2025 Circle of Stars Event Raises Nearly $350,000 to Expand Access to Mental Health and Addiction Care — Oct 21, 2025
- Join Us for Circle of Stars
- Integrated Primary And Behavioral Care - Providence Center ... — Jun 26, 2026
- Community Resources | Project CannTalk — Jul 19, 2025
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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