Pomfret Center, CT – Lapsley Orchard is set to host its 10th annual Sunflowers for Kids event on Sunday, August 31st from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The orchard’s end-of-summer bounty of sunflowers and wildflowers will be harvested and sold in bunches, or available for guests to pick their own, with 100% of the proceeds donated to children’s treatment and [...]
Local agency recognized as national leader in assisting health organizations transition to DSM-5 DAYVILLE – United Services staff will lead a national webinar on the transition to the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) later this month. The DSM is the standard classification of mental disorders used by mental health professionals in the United [...]
The Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies (CCFSA) recently named United Services Board Member Romeo Blackmar and United Services Case Manager Stephen Benoit as recipients of the 2014 “Family Champion Award.” Annually the Council recognizes one board member and one staff member from each of its member agencies as Family Champions for consistently going above and beyond the call of duty responding to [...]
Thanks to support from the Jeffrey P. Ossen Family Foundation, United Services has produced two Public Service Announcements on Domestic Violence. The 30 second PSAs are airing now on Charter Communications in the Windham region. The extended version can be viewed at our YouTube page by clicking here. Please take a moment to watch and share the message to help [...]
Particle Accelerator 8 will be held June 7, 2014 at Rotary Park in downtown Putnam. This free, family-friendly music and art festival is held in memory of local musician Jack Young, Jr. and to raise awareness and funds for suicide prevention and local mental health programs. The event features a lively and diverse line-up of popular local and regional bands [...]
Each May, Mental Health advocates across the country, including United Services, mark Mental Health Awareness Month with increased efforts to raise awareness. In 2013, President Barack Obama was the first U.S. President to officially recognize Mental Health Awareness Month with a proclamation. President Obama has again marked the awareness month with a Presidential Proclamation. To read this year's proclamation, visit [...]
With the post-Thanksgiving holiday shopping season nearly upon us, United Services is calling on residents of the Quiet Corner to “GoodShop” for their neighbors in need. Simply go to the United Services website at www.UnitedServicesCT.org and click on the “GoodShop” logo at the bottom of the page. The online shopping portal will then offer users discounts to hundreds of popular [...]
Partnership is Latest in CT to Employ Nationally-Recognized Pilot Program United Services, Inc. and the Coventry Police Department are collaborating in a new effort, the Lethality Assessment Program (LAP), to provide immediate safety and support services to victims at the scene of a domestic violence incident. Through the LAP, Coventry Police officers will be trained in nationally recognized risk assessment [...]
Nearly $9,000 Raised for United Services at 7th Annual Free Music Festival Held in Memory of Local Musician, the Legendary Jack Young, Jr. Organizers of the annual benefit music festival Particle Accelerator: A Day of Music and Hope have announced that this year’s festival, held on June 8 at Rotary Park in Putnam, has raised a record $9,000 to support [...]