Lasek joins CSAC as Associate Medical Director

MIDDLBEURY — The Counseling Service of Addison County (CSAC) has appointed Joe Lasek, M.D., as its Associate Medical Director. Lasek was most recently the Medical Director for Adult Services at Howard Center and continues to serve as Medical Director for the Vermont Practitioner Health Program. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor for UVM College of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and adjunct faculty at Northern Vermont University in their Clinical Mental Health Master’s program. A board-certified psych … (read more)

Brown joins CSAC as compliance officer

MIDDLEBURY — The Counseling Service of Addison County (CSAC) has appointed Andrew Brown as the agency’s Compliance and Quality Assurance Officer. Before joining CSAC, Brown was a program manager for Housing Vermont. Prior to that, he served as operations … (read more)

As calls double, Counseling Service responds in new ways

MIDDLEBURY — Counseling Service of Addison County (CSAC) officials are seeing a surge in calls from people who are becoming increasingly anxious about the isolation and economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. The organization is encouraging people t … (read more)

Letter to the editor: CSAC meets the COVID challenges

Despite the current crisis, the Counseling Service of Addison County (CSAC) remains open, providing all services to the residents of Addison County. The agency continues to staff residential homes and provide in-person care that is considered essential. C … (read more)

CSAC finds new ways to serve

ADDISON COUNTY — While social distancing rules keep the Counseling Service of Addison County from offering most face-to-face encounters between therapists and their clients, the Middlebury-based institution is continuing to serve people via telehealth wit … (read more)

CSAC, other nonprofits, sue makers of opioids

MIDDLEBURY — The Counseling Service of Addison County and two other Vermont community mental health agencies announced on Wednesday that they are joining forces in a lawsuit against the opioid drug industry. Joining CSAC as state-designated nonprofit agen … (read more)

Guest editorial: Gun debate stigmatizes those with mental illness

The two recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, have increased the climate of fear and hateful rhetoric in our country, causing social division between people more than ever before. This division has eroded our ability to tolerate diffe … (read more)

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