Providence, R.I. — Butler Hospital is proud to announce an anonymous $1 million gift from a grateful patient to support its Brain Research and Interventional Neurotherapeutics (BRaIN) Program. This generous investment will help advance the hospital’s ability to develop and deliver innovative treatments for individuals living with treatment-resistant psychiatric illness.
The BRaIN Program focuses on pioneering interventional neurotherapeutics, including advanced neuromodulation techniques such as transcranial magnetic stimulation, intranasal esketamine therapy, PRISM neurofeedback, and other emerging brain-stimulation therapies designed to treat patients facing some of the most difficult and often debilitating mental health disorders. This transformational investment is expected to accelerate cutting-edge research, strengthen clinical care, and support the development of innovative treatments for individuals who have not responded to traditional therapies like medication and psychotherapy.
“This level of philanthropic investment gives us the flexibility to innovate and the momentum to move promising therapies forward more quickly,” said Linda Carpenter, MD, Chief of the Mood Disorders Program and Medical Director of the BRaIN Program at Butler Hospital. “This gift empowers our team to explore bold ideas, expand access to advanced interventions, and improve outcomes for patients who often have very few remaining treatment options.”
Butler Hospital President and COO Mary Marran, MS OT, MBA, said the gift reflects the growing recognition of the importance of advancing brain health through innovation.
“We are incredibly grateful for this generous support of the BRaIN Program,” Marran said. “Breakthroughs in psychiatric care often begin with bold ideas and the resources to explore them. This gift will help our clinicians and researchers continue developing the next generation of treatments for patients in need of advanced mental health care.”
“Philanthropy from grateful patients is one of the most powerful reflections of the care our team provides every day,” said Jeffrey Cabral, Senior Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer at Care New England. “We are deeply grateful for this extraordinary commitment to Butler Hospital and its BRaIN Program. This gift, the second seven-figure contribution Butler Hospital has received this year from a grateful patient, will help our clinicians and researchers to pursue promising ideas and bring new hope to patients and families facing difficult-to-treat psychiatric illness.”
For patients living with severe psychiatric illness, innovative treatments can represent a critical path forward when standard approaches fall short. This gift will help support Butler Hospital’s ongoing efforts to expand access to advanced interventions and lead research aimed at improving outcomes for individuals and families facing these challenging conditions.
About Butler Hospital
Butler Hospital, a member of Care New England, is the only private, nonprofit psychiatric and substance abuse hospital serving adults, seniors, and adolescents in Rhode Island and southeastern New England. Founded in 1844, it was the first hospital in Rhode Island and has earned a reputation as the leading provider of innovative psychiatric treatments in the region. The Major Affiliated Teaching Hospital for Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Butler is recognized worldwide as a pioneer in conducting cutting-edge research. For more information, visit butler.org.