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Legislators Urged to Support Windham Mental Health Services

 Dayville, CT –  United Services, Inc. held its annual Legislative Dinner on Thursday, January 28th to provide area members of the General Assembly with an overview of the needs of individuals and families struggling with behavioral health issues throughout the region. A recent Hartford Healthcare Community Needs Assessment recently identified Mental Health as the number one health priority in Eastern [...]

January 29th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |

Tickets for Irish Night Now on Sale!

On Thursday, March 17, United Services will host our 15th annual Irish Night, now at Wrights Mill Farm in Canterbury, to benefit Children and Family Programs.  These include: One of the busiest Child Guidance Clinics in the state, providing trauma-informed and trauma-focused mental health services for children and adolescents. Family Programs, including parent education, support groups such as Grandparents Raising [...]

January 22nd, 2016|Categories: Events, News|

Free Youth Mental Health First Aid Trainings in Feb. and March

Area residents will have two opportunities in coming months to attend free Youth Mental Health First Aid trainings. United Services will be holding the free 8-hour course on Wednesday, February 3 and again on Wednesday March 2 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day at United Services Dayville office, 1007 North Main Street, Dayville. There is limited availability for [...]

January 8th, 2016|Categories: News|

Calls of Support Needed!

Resident Calls to Legislators Needed to Push for State Bonding Support for Windham Clinical Center United Services has been seeking state support for a critically needed new Windham Region Clinical Center, intended to expand and enhance access to behavioral health, autism services, and other programs vital to the children and families of the Windham Region. Our request to the Bond [...]

December 16th, 2015|Categories: News|Tags: |

Holiday Giving Support from Verizon HopeLine

The holidays will be brighter for children in the United Services Domestic Violence Program thanks to a $1,000 donation from HopeLine from Verizon Wireless. The funds will be used for parents in the program to purchase holiday gifts for their children. Domestic Violence Program Manager Julie Hoagland helped Intensive Services Division Director Heather Victoria to top their holiday chalk tree [...]

December 9th, 2015|Categories: News|

United Services Celebrates Wellness Success

State Deputy Commissioner Joins Quarterly Celebration of Wellness Pilot Program  WILLIMANTIC – Members of United Services Lighthouse Clubhouse have lost 101 pounds since April through a wellness pilot program, and the agency and Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Deputy Commissioner Nancy Navarretta celebrated Friday. United Services is part of a nationwide pilot program, In SHAPE, a research [...]

December 8th, 2015|Categories: News|

Free Youth Mental Health First Aid Training in December

United Services will be holding a free, 8-hour Youth Mental Health First Aid training to the community on Saturday, December 12 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Kingdom Destiny Outreach International (KDOI) 120 Union Street, Willimantic, CT. There is limited availability for this award-winning training, which is the mental health equivalent to CPR, providing individuals with the skills [...]

November 24th, 2015|Categories: News|

United Services Celebrates Year with Annual Meeting and Dinner

Local agency announces new board and recognizes community partners and long-serving staff helping to create healthy communities in northeastern Connecticut United Services, Inc., Connecticut’s largest private, nonprofit behavioral health center celebrated its 51st Anniversary Thursday with its Annual Dinner held at Wrights Mill Farm in Canterbury. United Services President/CEO Diane L. Manning reflected on United Services eventful past year, which [...]

November 24th, 2015|Categories: News|

United Services Achieves 100% In Enhanced Care Clinic Services For Behavioral Healthcare

Local agency has successfully met rapid access requirements for 22 straight quarters  DAYVILLE – United Services, Inc. recently achieved 100 percent compliance for Enhanced Care Clinic access for the 3rd quarter of this year, July to September, marking 22 straight quarters (5 ½ years) of meeting the stringent state guidelines. As an Enhanced Care Clinic for Behavioral Health Services, United [...]

November 17th, 2015|Categories: News|

Free Mental Health First Aid Training in December offered by United Services

Openings available for December 9th and 10th Training in Dayville  United Services will be hosting a free 8-hour Mental Health First Aid training to the community on December 9th and 10th at United Services’ Dayville Clinic at 1007 North Main Street, Dayville, CT from 9:00am – 1:00pm each day. Participation is required for both sessions to become certified in Mental [...]

November 3rd, 2015|Categories: News|
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