The Latest News in Our Mission to Create Healthy Communities
We’ve got a lot going on, and that’s a wonderful thing. From program and services news to community events, to legislative advocacy and more – here’s what’s happening at United Services.
Media Contact:
Diane Manning, President CEO
860-774-2020 (office)
dvdlmanning@usmhs.org
Latest News
Particle Accelerator X to be held June 11
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 [...]
United Services Joins Call for State Assistance to Address Mental Health Needs of Older Adults
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]