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:
Cherie Poirier, MBA
860-774-2020 (office)
cpoirier@usmhs.org
Latest News
United Services to Celebrate 50th Anniversary
Annual Dinner will include keynote address from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services administrator United Services will mark its 50th year of “Creating Healthy Communities” through social and behavioral health programs with an annual dinner November 20 at Wright’s Mill Farm in Canterbury. The annual celebration will feature [...]
United Services to join with State and UConn Police to expand Lethality Assessment Program
Innovative program offers immediate support services at the scene of a domestic violence incident United Services, Inc. will collaborate with the University of Connecticut Police and State Police at Troops C, D and K to implement the recently expanded Lethality Assessment Program (LAP), to provide immediate safety and support services [...]
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
United Services to mark National Domestic Violence Awareness Month with community education, partnership initiatives this October On the heels of national attention to domestic violence, United Services will commemorate National Domestic Violence Awareness Month this October with a series of community education and partnership initiatives. United Services provides the only [...]
The Inn at Woodstock Hill raises $2,500 for USI
The Inn at Woodstock Hill raises $2,500 for United Services Center for Autism at 10th annual Summer Fest August 10 Agency receives donation as it prepares for Sunflowers for Kids event to benefit Autism center Woodstock, CT – The Inn at Woodstock Hill raised $2,500 for United Services Center [...]
10th Annual Sunflowers for Kids to be held August 31 at Lapsley Orchard
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, [...]
United Services Staff Selected to Present National Webinar
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 [...]
United Services Board and Staff recognized as “Family Champions”
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 [...]
United Services Domestic Violence Public Service Announcements
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 [...]
Particle Accelerator 8 to be held June 7 in Rotary Park, Putnam
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 [...]
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
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 [...]
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