Rick Doucet of Community Reach Center Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Congratulations to Rick Doucet, CEO of Community Reach Center, for receiving the 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Council for Behavioral Health!

Rick Doucet is the CEO of Community Reach Center and a clinician who believes in the need to treat the whole person, a belief that drives his life’s work. Rick goes above and beyond and is known for his open door policy for his organization and everyone in the community. He is also a tireless advocate of the National Council, supporting the organization during Hill Day and connecting and building relationships with local elected officials, law enforcements and educators – anyone that can make a difference. Rick’s vision for the future is that mental health, physical health, behavioral health and substance abuse issues all become “health care.”

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