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Afterglow Update

Posted: Dec 11, 2019 | Categories: Uncategorized

AFTERGLOW UPDATE!! Yesterday the Afterglow Committee on behalf and in the name of AJ Holzscheiter Presented $27,000 in Proceeds!! $15,000 to Northwestern Counseling and Support Services for Local Suicide Awareness and Prevention Programs. $10,000 to the St Albans Recreation Department to help fund so many of… Read More
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tMHFA Instructor Training

Posted: Nov 04, 2019 | Categories: Uncategorized

NCSS is participating in the expanded teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA) pilot program, the first of its kind developed for high school students in the U.S. NCSS is partnering with Enosburgh High School and Richford High School as one of 40 sites nationwide selected to take part in the… Read More
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DMH Conference

Posted: Nov 04, 2019 | Categories: Uncategorized

NCSS was well represented at last week’s statewide Department of Mental Health Conference, Better Together: Alliances in Mental Health and Wellness. Samantha Thomas, Amy Johnson, Tony Stevens & Eric Astleford partnered up with local and statewide partners to provide 3 diverse sessions highlighting the value of collaboration. Read More
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Zero to Three conference

Posted: Oct 21, 2019 | Categories: Uncategorized

Amy Johnson and Margaret Maley, from the Parent Child Center of NCSS, “dive in” to the Zero to Three conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Zero to Three Annual Conference explores the ever-expanding world of early childhood development. While attending research-informed and competency-based sessions the team from our PCC are… Read More
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15th Annual TCOM International Conference

Posted: Oct 21, 2019 | Categories: Uncategorized

At the recent 15th Annual TCOM International Conference a Vermont team, including Belinda Bessette, Clinical Program Manager in the NCSS Children’s Division, presented CANS data from Vermont and talked about how that data was used to identify the top needs in their region. This data was the impetus for launching… Read More
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40th Annual Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy (BABAT) Conference

Posted: Oct 21, 2019 | Categories: Uncategorized

Ten staff from the NCSS Children’s Division attended the annual Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy (BABAT) conference, held in Worcester, MA on October 2 -4. This was the 40th anniversary of the event, and the first time it was held in Worcester, having outgrown the previous conference site… Read More
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Press Release: Suicide Awareness Month – Part Four

Posted: Sep 26, 2019 | Categories: Uncategorized

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Joe Halko/Direct line 802-393-6414 September 25, 2019 Director of Community Relations Northwestern Counseling & Support Services Press Release: Suicide Awareness Month – Part Four A collaboration of publications produced by members of the Vermont Care Partners … Read More
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Press Release: Suicide Awareness Month – Part Three

Posted: Sep 25, 2019 | Categories: Uncategorized

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Joe Halko/Direct line 802-393-6414 September 18, 2019 Director of Community Relations Northwestern Counseling & Support Services Press Release: Suicide Awareness Month – Part Three A collaboration of publications produced by members of the Vermont Care Partners Suicide… Read More
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Press Release: Suicide Awareness Month – Part Two

Posted: Sep 18, 2019 | Categories: Uncategorized

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Joe Halko/Direct line 802-393-6414 September 11, 2019 Director of Community Relations Northwestern Counseling & Support Services Press Release: Suicide Awareness Month – Part Two A collaboration of publications produced by members of the Vermont Care Partners How to Talk… Read More
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Press Release: Suicide Awareness Month – Part One

Posted: Sep 05, 2019 | Categories: Uncategorized

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Joe Halko/Direct line 802-393-6414 September 5, 2019 Director of Community Relations Northwestern Counseling & Support Services Press Release: Suicide Awareness Month – Part One A collaboration of publications produced by members of the Vermont Care Partners Suicide – Signs and… Read More
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