United Counseling Service Programs
Rachel Lindsay to speak
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. On Wednesday, May 29 at 7 p.m., at Manchester Community Library, Manchester Community Library, Northshire Bookstore, and United Counseling Service present Burlington, Vermont-based cartoonist Rachel Lindsay, who discusses her personal journey with bipolar illness, the treatment of mental illness, the role of art and expression in the healing process, and the often unavoidable choice between sanity and happiness. Rachel Lindsay is the author of RX: A Graphic Memoir (2018, Grand Central Publishing), about her experience working in psychopharmaceutical advertising and subsequent hospitalization for bipolar mania. The book has received acclaim from Kirkus Reviews, Publisher's Weekly, and New York Magazine, among others, including: "With gallows hu...[ more ]
United Counseling Service Events
Mental Health First Aid
Start On: June 12, 2019
This course will run June 12 & 13th from 12:30 to 4:30pm. Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour training course which teaches participants an action plan to assess a situation, select, and implement interventions and secure appropriate care for an individual. The program introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems, builds understanding of their impact, an...
Mental Health First Aid
Start On: July 15, 2019
This course will run July 15& 16 from 9:00am to 1:00pm. Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour training course which teaches participants an action plan to assess a situation, select, and implement interventions and secure appropriate care for an individual. The program introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems, builds understanding of their impact, an...
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