Community Matters
May 1, 2023
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month! | |
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The purpose of Mental Health Awareness Month is to break the stigma of seeking help for mental health challenges. We all benefit from helping each other to achieve good mental health.
This month, we encourage you to check in on your friends, family and neighbors, and practice self-care.
If you or someone you know needs help, please call us any time at 802-442-5491.
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UCS launches Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program April 3 | |
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United Counseling Service (UCS) will offer outpatient Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) to help meet the growing need for opioid use disorder treatment services in Bennington County. The program will be run by Substance Use Services at UCS and involves the administration of buprenorphine, which in different preparations is used to help patients detoxify from illicit opiates, reduce overdose risk, and maintain long-term recovery from opioid misuse.
Read full article.
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The Bennington Youth Summit was a hit! | |
Bennington-area youth had a great time at the Bennington Youth Summit at the end of March. Children, Youth & Family Services staff led the group in games, workshops and activities and raffled off prizes. Turning Point Center of Bennington County and Alliance for Community Transformations (ACT) led workshops relating to substance use prevention. We look forward to next year's Youth Summit! | |
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May 1-5 is Children's Mental Health Awareness Week.
This month, we featured one of our own heroes for youth mental health: Meet Taylor Hayes, Youth in Transition Case Manager!
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When Taylor Hayes started working at United Counseling Service (UCS) two years ago, she did not picture herself working with teenage clients. Now, she is the Youth in Transition Case Manager at UCS’ Children, Youth & Family Services (CYFS) division and heads the peer-led group, Teens4Change, (T4C) on Thursday nights at the program’s Burgess Road location in Bennington.
Taylor’s work centers around helping to provide stability, help with school, and career building skills for local teenagers who may not get adequate support at home.
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UCS hosts Me2/ Orchestra
at Southern Vermont Arts Center May 13
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Reserve your free tickets to hear Me2/ Orchestra perform at Southern Vermont Arts Center on May 13! Me2/ is the world's only classical music organization created for people with mental illness and those who support them. | |
UCS hosts Psychiatric Urgent Care for Kids (PUCK) program open house May 11 | |
United Counseling Service (UCS) will host an open house for its Psychiatric Urgent Care for Kids (PUCK) program on Thursday, May 11, 2023 from 4-6pm at the Children, Youth, and Family Services (CYFS) building located at 314 Dewey Street in Bennington, VT. Members of the community are invited to tour the facility, meet staff, and learn how the program can support local children and families. | |
Week of the Young Child 2023 | |
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This year, the Week of the Young Child was held April 1-7, 2023. The Week of the Young Child first began in 1971, sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and continues to be celebrated annually worldwide today. Week of the Young Child focuses the public's attention on the needs of young children and their families and recognizes the programs that they attend to meet their needs.
Read full article.
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Our early childhood education programs offer services designed to meet each child's and family's specific needs in a safe setting. We prepare children and their families for school through collaborative approaches to high quality education, health and social services. We have locations in Bennington, North Bennington, Manchester and Pownal. | |
Head Start® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) | |
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a change? Join our team!
View our current job openings at the link: ucsvt.org/careers.
Make an important difference while earning a living!
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You can help us
build a stronger community.
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The demand for our services is ever-increasing.
We look forward to meeting the coming year’s challenges by continuing to create innovative programming and realizing the rewards of our hard work—but we can’t do it alone.
As we move forward, the relationships we foster allow us to continue building a stronger community. Fundraising is a part of the equation. Our goal is to raise $100,000—please consider contributing today at the link: ucsvt.org/give.
Your support makes a difference to so many.
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School-community partnerships for better youth mental health Read article.
Randy Lizotte shares his story to help others. Read article.
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Wednesday, May 24, 2023 from 8:30am-3pm
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Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 7pm
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Thursday, October 19 at 7:30pm
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Saturday, November 4, 2023 at 9am
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Updates from our partners around
the state:
UCS is one of 16 partner agencies serving communities across Vermont, collectively known as Vermont Care Partners. Below are a few upcoming events hosted by our fellow VCP agencies!
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Northwestern Counseling & Support Services:
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Northwestern Counseling & Support Services, in partnership with the Afterglow Foundation, developed a community-based educational series focused on giving parents and adults the skills to talk to children and teens about suicide. Please take this quick survey to provide us with feedback to help us to best deliver this series.
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Latest episodes of NCSS Here for You…View on the NCSS’ YouTube channel here.
Champlain Community Services:
You Are Invited! To the CCS Awards Lunch '23 event at Elley Long Music Hall at Ft. Ethan Allen on Thursday, April 27 from 12-1:30pm. Go straight to the reservations page at this link.
Howard Center:
Our May 18 free and open to the public community education session (Racial Trauma and Generational Healing) is here:
Community Education Series 2023 – Howard Center
Registration is free but required to attend, and the event is open to the public. ZOOM REGISTRATION and RSVP on FACEBOOK
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