Over the past few months, I have noticed an increase in teenaged patients with psychotic symptoms. Some were so severe as to require inpatient hospitalization. I wanted to take this opportunity to educate families about this often-misunderstood mental health condition and its causes. What is psychosis? Psychosis affects how your brain processes information and causes

On Saturday, November 6, 2021 at 9am Superheroes will take to the streets for the 4th annual UCS Superhero 5k. The race will start and finish at the Bennington Recreation Center and follow a 3.1 mile route through beautiful downtown Bennington. All registrations include a 10-week virtual training program. Prizes for top finishers, costumes, and

At United Counseling Service, we spend a lot of time thinking about mental health. In May, especially, Mental Health Awareness Month, we always work to engage the public with this important topic. The pandemic made some of the routines that support mental health more difficult. In fact, we have seen 135% of the number of

United Counseling Service is presenting the documentary Angst: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety on Thursday, May 6th pm virtually. Professionals from UCS will hold a facilitated discussion immediately following the film. The film tells the stories of many kids and teens who discuss their anxiety and its impacts on their lives and relationships, as well as

Vermont Care Partners (VCP) and four member agencies announce the successful launch of the Unified Electronic Medical Records project using Netsmart’s myAvatarTM. MyAvatar is the industry-leading electronic health record (EHR) for behavioral health and addiction services and is a feature of the Netsmart CareFabric® platform, an integrated framework of solutions and services. The CareFabric platform