Counseling Service picks new leader

The CSAC board recently picked Taylor Morley, 34, as its new Executive Director.

Middlebury College students can access mental health support through Middlebury Counseling, the Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life, the Department of Public Safety, TimelyCare and other resources.

911 call-takers have begun connecting Vermonters directly to trained mental health counselors.

Counseling Service of Addison County Executive Director Rachel Lee, who led the county’s designated mental health agency through the COVID years and various hiring and funding challenges, will soon pivot to a new career.

The Counseling Service of Addison County is looking to become a Vermont Certified Community-Based integrated Health Center, or CCBHC, a move that would enhance its services and Medicaid reimbursement.

Lauren Bierman spent over a decade working in geriatrics and has worked as a hospice nurse and hospice nurse practitioner since 2016. 

For workers at Counseling Service of Addison County, the pandemic is still very much “a thing,” and they’re tailoring their programs and outreach to help restore peace of mind for their clients and the community as a whole.

Middlebury police and Middlebury Regional EMS this past week responded to multiple reports of people dealing with mental health issues.

As the Emergency Services Coordinator at Counseling Service of Addison County, I read Chris Mason’s article ‘New Mental Health Strategy Needed’ from last week’s paper with concern and an active desire to connect with him and others in the community about … (read more)

There is a burgeoning housing crisis in Vermont, as evidenced in our state’s shockingly high rate of unhoused, and even more shocking increase in that rate — an estimated 218% between 2007 and 2023 according to HUD. The causes are complex, with contributi … (read more)

BlueCross BlueShield of Vermont has a new partnership with Valera Health to provide virtual therapy and psychiatry to youth and adult policyholders.

U.S. Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., toured Addison County late last week to survey two kinds of hardships from which many area residents are trying to recover — those caused by recent flooding, and those caused by mental illness.

The Interlude program is a new mental health urgent-care service located in the Middlebury’s Marble Works complex.

I reached a point during the latest mental health crisis with my adult son where the weight of absurdity actually robbed me of my vision and I saw stars. 

A biennial survey conducted during the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic shows poor mental health among high school and middle school students, especially in groups that previous surveys found have long suffered more than their peers.