VTSU MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling - Weekend Format

10/15/2026

After a series of cuts to inpatient psychiatric care, Washington County Mental Health Services is expanding community-based services.

10/15/2026

December 2:

Join our partner NBHAP for the free CE webinar 'From Comfortably Numb to Fully Alive: Stress, Addiction, Recovery, and the Science of Human Flourishing'.

Dr. Bob Weathers will offer an integrative framework for understanding addiction that is at once clinically grounded, psychologically informed, and immediately applicable in everyday practice. Rather than focusing primarily on addictive behaviors themselves, participants will explore the deeper physiological and psychological conditions that allow addiction to emerge, persist, and, ultimately, lose its grip.

Register at the link in the comments.

10/10/2026

SELF-ADVOCACY can be one of the more challenging of the WRAP Key Concepts. This is particularly true if you haven't been encouraged to share your voice, needs, and desires throughout your life. Whether due to family dynamics, cultural norms, people pleasing, trauma histories, anxiety, or nervousness, SO many of us feel scared, nervous, ashamed, embarrassed, or guilty about standing up for ourselves and letting people what we needs to be well and happy.

Let's tap into MUTUAL SUPPORT here and share some of the strategies, tips, or success stories you've had in being an advocate for yourself! You never know who you might be helping or supporting with your ideas!

10/10/2026

Staff Spotlight: Meet Roberta Garland, ICS Clinician!

She has a gift for meeting people where they are and focusing on what matters most to each person. Her colleagues say she is a dream to work with, and we appreciate her so much!

Thank you, Roberta, for all you do for our community!

10/10/2026

“Alaskans are dying at rates well over 2x the national average from alcohol. We have terribly high numbers of related harms, like domestic violence, sexual assault, su***de, child abuse. These things are not caused by alcohol but are certainly related to alcohol.

“Alcohol costs Alaska $2.4 billion every year. Alcohol kills more people than opioids, m**h, & other illicit substances combined."

Tiffany Hall has been the the CEO of Recover Alaska for ten years. Recover Alaska is a multi-sector action group working to reduce the harm of alcohol use across our state. Tiffany is also the
current chair of the
US Alcohol Policy Alliance.

Listen to her on the East Anchorage Book Club Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts or here:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/east-anchorage-book-club-with-andrew-gray/id1592614366?i=1000793761166

10/10/2026

The Milwaukee Continuum of Care, also known as the Milwaukee Coalition on Housing & Homelessness, has named United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County as the CoC's new Lead Agency and Collaborative Applicant!

In its new role, United Way will help lead and coordinate the community's response to homelessness as well as apply for and oversee federal grants on behalf of the Continuum of Care. We look forward to continuing the great work of the CoC by collaborating with members to create effective, data-driven strategies that help families and individuals move to stable housing, maximize self-sufficiency, and prevent a return to homelessness.

Pictured is the Milwaukee CoC Team at United Way. From left to right: Zach Warren - Communications & Engagement Manager, Gregg Higgins - Compliance Manager, Wendy Weckler - Director, Krystina Kohler - Impact Manager, Safe & Stable Homes, and Mel Tatum - Executive Assistant/Board Specialist.

10/08/2026

10/07/2026

10/07/2026

For lots of people, being spiritual means observing rituals, studying texts, and attending religious services, well, religiously. For others, it’s not about traditional structures or notions at all.

Today, on the National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding, we encourage you to think of spirituality as connecting to whatever you consider meaningful and holy. You can find it in a higher power, in yourself, in other people, in nature, art, or kindness. Whatever you focus on, spirituality can offer many benefits for your mental health.

Read more about spirituality and mental health at the link below.

https://mhanational.org/resources/take-care-of-your-spirit