Sheldon kicks off lunchtime series on mental health, gender & creativity

This is a relaxed summer series that uses “The Yellow Wallpaper,” a short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, as a starting point to explore ideas around mental health, gender, creativity and history.

Sheldon kicks off lunchtime series on mental health, gender & creativity

The Middlebury museum’s Thursday lunchtime series looks to “The Yellow Wallpaper,” a short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, as a starting point to explore mental health, gender, creativity and history.

Counseling Service picks new leader

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

Mental health supports available for college students

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.

New protocol helps Vermonters in crisis reach mental health support faster

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

CSAC’s Rachel Lee readies for a new challenge

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.

Amid Medicaid turmoil, CSAC sees some hope

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.

Profiles: Long Trail Psychiatry treats mental health with ketamine

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

Mental health aid evolves post-COVID

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 Log: Authorities busy with mental health issues

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

Letter to the editor: Mental health piece off base

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)

Living Together: New mental health strategy needed

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)

Vermonters’ options for online mental health care expand

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

Balint talks mental health with CSAC

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.

Quiet space offered to aid people in crisis

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

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