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Sign Up for Our Newsletter Email April 15, 2024 Staff Spotlight: Jamie Spear Latest News Emergency Clinician, Psychiatric Medical Team Long Island native Jamie Spear had no idea that his dream job, and dream… Continue ReadingContinue Reading April 10, 2024 Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program at UCS expands across Bennington County into Northshire Latest News United Counseling Service (UCS)’s outpatient Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program will expand to the Manchester, VT, region on May… Continue ReadingContinue Reading March 25, 2024 Staff Spotlight: Keili Trottier Latest News Clinical Manager, Substance Use Services, Community Rehabilitation and Treatment Clinical Manager Keili Trottier would not have guessed that serving… Continue ReadingContinue Reading February 26, 2024 United Counseling Service of Bennington County providing mobile crisis response: UCS Corporate News Supporting well-being for all Vermonters United Counseling Service of Bennington County providing mobile crisis response: United Counseling Service of… Continue ReadingContinue Reading January 25, 2024 Ryan Murphy, MSW, joins United Counseling Service as Director of Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Use Services Latest News United Counseling Service (UCS) welcomes Ryan Murphy, MSW, as its new Director of Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Use… Continue ReadingContinue Reading December 20, 2023 Bennington County Sheriff’s Department, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary partner with Head Start/Early Head Start of Bennington County to provide holiday gifts for local children Latest News The Bennington County Sheriff’s department, along with Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and Auxiliary, partnered with Head Start/Early Head… Continue ReadingContinue Reading December 19, 2023 How are we able to serve our community? Latest News Jill Doyle, Director of Finance Six decades later and United Counseling Service (UCS) continues to make an impact. We… Continue ReadingContinue Reading December 19, 2023 Staff Spotlight: Rachel Olmstead-Miri Latest News Brattleboro, VT, native Rachel Olmstead-Miri, RN BSN, supports staff and clients every day in her role as Nurse Consultant… Continue ReadingContinue Reading December 5, 2023 Rebecca Bishop Ware, M. Ed. is new Director of Early Childhood Services at Head Start/Early Head Start of Bennington County Head Start News, Latest News Rebecca Bishop Ware, M.Ed. will take on the role of Director of Early Childhood Services at Head Start/Early Head… Continue ReadingContinue Reading November 21, 2023 United Counseling Service Executive Director Lorna Mattern receives Heart of the Shires Award Latest News United Counseling Service (UCS) Executive Director Lorna Mattern received the Heart of the Shires Award at the November 8… Continue ReadingContinue Reading November 21, 2023 United Counseling Service Emergency Services host mental health crisis training at Bennington Fire House on October 18 Latest News United Counseling Service (UCS) Emergency Services team hosted over 40 members of the law enforcement, mental health, and Emergency… Continue ReadingContinue Reading November 20, 2023 Psychological Trauma Recovery 101 Latest News By Ryan Lane, Director of Children, Youth and Family Services The typical definition of ‘trauma’, which means ‘wound’ from… Continue ReadingContinue Reading November 6, 2023 Superhero 5K Race Results Latest News Over 200 people gathered at the Bennington Community Center on Saturday, November 4, to participate in the 6th annual… Continue ReadingContinue Reading November 2, 2023 United Counseling Service (UCS) welcomes new Director of Developmental Services, Henrietta Edgar Latest News United Counseling Service (UCS) welcomes Henrietta Edgar as its new head of Developmental Services, which serves Bennington County residents… Continue ReadingContinue Reading October 26, 2023 Early Childhood Mental Health & Children’s Integrated Services Latest News Jenifer Haskins, MS Family Outreach Clinician, Youth & Family Services It is my pleasure to provide an outlook of… Continue ReadingContinue Reading October 26, 2023 United Counseling Service re-certified as a Preferred Provider through the Vermont Department of Health’s Division of Substance Use Services Latest News United Counseling Service (UCS) earned re-certification as a Preferred Provider through the Vermont Department of Health Division of Substance… Continue ReadingContinue Reading October 26, 2023 Global speaker, author, and Golden Gate Bridge jump survivor, Kevin Hines, speaks at events hosted by United Counseling Service Latest News United Counseling Service (UCS) welcomed global public speaker, author, and documentary filmmaker, Kevin Hines, to Burr and Burton Academy’s… Continue ReadingContinue Reading September 26, 2023 UCS Welcomes Kevin Hines to Manchester Community News, Latest News United Counseling Service (UCS) welcomes global public speaker, author, and documentary filmmaker, Kevin Hines, to Burr and Burton Academy’s… Continue ReadingContinue Reading August 28, 2023 Camp Be a Kid wraps up another happy summer Latest News Camp Be a Kid is a program of United Counseling Service (UCS)’s Children, Youth and Family Services (CYFS) division that gives children with trauma backgrounds and mental health… Continue ReadingContinue Reading August 21, 2023 UCS will host Suicide Prevention Awareness Vigil September 29 at Lake Paran Latest News United Counseling Service (UCS) will host a Suicide Prevention Awareness Vigil at 5:30pm on Friday, September 29, 2023, at… Continue ReadingContinue Reading August 21, 2023 Preparing for Back to School Head Start News, Latest News By Rebecca Bishop Ware, Associate Director of Early Childhood Services Fall is such an important and exciting time in… Continue ReadingContinue Reading August 21, 2023 Staff Spotlight: Taija LaFountain Latest News Taija LaFountain came to work in substance use services as a way to understand people with substance use disorder,… Continue ReadingContinue Reading August 10, 2023 UCS will host Suicide Prevention Awareness Vigil September 29 at Lake Paran Latest News United Counseling Service (UCS) will host a Suicide Prevention Awareness Vigil at 5:30pm on Friday, September 29, 2023, at… Continue ReadingContinue Reading August 9, 2023 The Beauty of the “Good Enough” Caregiver Latest News by Ryan Lane, Director of Children, Youth and Family Services It’s an understatement to suggest that being a caregiver… Continue ReadingContinue Reading 1 2 3 4 »