By Tiffany Tan, Bennington Banner The Bennington Police Department and a longtime youth mentor were two community members honored at the United Counseling Service’s staff recognition luncheon on Wednesday. The nonprofit presented the police department with the Cleveland and Phyllis Dodge Community Service Award for the law enforcement agency’s support of UCS’s mission. UCS Executive

In 2019, OneCare Vermont (OneCare) Accountable Care Organization (ACO) anticipates awarding up to $1,000,000 in competitive grant funding, over two funding cycles, to organizations in the ACO Network and their partners, with the goal of improving the quality, cost, and experience of healthcare for Vermonters. Sara Barry, Senior Director of Value Base Care at OneCare,

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

United Counseling Service welcomes Rachel Darby, MSN, PMHNP-BC as the newest member of the Psychiatric Medical Team (PMT). The PMT supports all Divisions of UCS by providing medical treatments for psychiatric conditions and ensuring clinical standards of services are being maintained. The team also provides psychiatric consultation to Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC). “We are

United Counseling Service (UCS) is now providing The Seven Challenges Program for adolescents and young adults. The Seven Challenges is a comprehensive counseling program for young people that incorporates work on alcohol and other drug problems. The program provides comprehensive counseling that simultaneously addresses drug problems and co-occurring psychological problems and life skill deficits. Seven