JA Health & Wellness

JA Health & Wellness offers primary healthcare services, along with behavioral health counseling, substance use disorder counseling, and wellness services for individuals involved in the justice system. Healthcare services will be provided alongside other social services, including job training and housing resources, all under one roof at Justice Assistance.

Patient Information

What we do:

If you are looking to become a New Patient, please call (401) 781-0537 to schedule an appointment.

If you are an existing Patients, please go to the Patient Portal to review documents and request appointments.

In case of a medical emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room for immediate assistance.

  • Court Ordered Toxicology Testing

  • Specialist Referrals

  • Telehealth Counseling Options Available

  • Primary Medical Care

  • Counseling

    • Mental Health

    • Substance Use

    • Anger Management

Who We Serve:

Justice Assistance provides medical and behavioral health services to any individual who is justice involved, including their immediate adult family members.

Justice-involved individuals are persons who have had contact with the criminal justice system, specifically through misdemeanor or felony charges in the Rhode Island District Court, Superior Court, or Family Court. This includes individuals currently or formerly under court supervision—such as probation, parole, or pretrial monitoring—as well as those with prior convictions, filings, or who have participated in diversion or community-based alternatives to incarceration. Although some do not include survivors and victims of crime in the definition of 'justice-involved,' Justice Assistance has traditionally done so—providing this population with education, support, and housing services.

Who is Justice Involved?

  • According to the Center for Disease Control, justice-involved individuals both nationally and in RI are overwhelmingly poor, disproportionally non-white, undereducated and in overall poor health.

  • Statistics show that if first-time offenders, through proper intervention and support, avoid entering the judicial system, they are thirty-four (34%) percent more likely not to reoffend

Note From Our Clinical Director

"The opening of JA Health & Wellness and the success of our Bridging Community & Justice: Partnerships to Transform Health Access conference showcased the power of collaboration in improving health outcomes for underserved and justice-involved individuals. Since opening our doors, we have provided more than 1,650 appointments, demonstrating the critical need for accessible, integrated healthcare services in our community. These milestones would not have been possible without the dedication of our staff, partners, donors, presenters, and supporters who share our commitment to reducing barriers to care. Together, we are creating pathways to healing, hope, and opportunity while building a healthier future for the individuals and families we serve.”
- Fran DaLomba, MSW, LICSW, Clinical Director

Read an in depth reflection on the clinic opening and the conference here.

Our Care Team