Awareness and Prevention of Suicide and Depression Focus of Annual Event PUTNAM – As Particle Accelerator marks its 10th Anniversary this year, the critical work promoting awareness and education about suicide and depression has never been more important, as federal data released Friday showed suicide rates steadily increased from 1999 to 2014, hitting their highest rate in nearly 30 years [...]
Community trainings funded by Particle Accelerator concert, coming on June 11 Area residents will have two opportunities in May to attend free Mental Health First Aid trainings. United Services will be holding the free 8-hour course over two days: Fridays May 13 and 20 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day at United Services Dayville office, 1007 North Main [...]
The 10th Annual Particle Accelerator: A Day of Music and Hope will be held Saturday, June 11, 2016 in Rotary Park in downtown Putnam. The free, all day music festival features 20 bands playing music of all genres and for all ages. The concert begins at noon and will continue until 11 p.m. Local businesses are invited to participate in this [...]
USI Seeks State Support for Windham Regional Clinic to address 248% outpatient increase Hartford, CT - United Services, Inc. today joined with members of The State Department on Aging and the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) to reveal the findings of a yearlong initiative to assess the regional mental health resources vital to the well being of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]