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Workshop: Coping with Stress and Anxiety & Helping Someone Who’s Experiencing Suicidal Ideation Presented by: Gary Graff and Jack Heddon Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 (12:00-2:00 pm) This free, online workshop will provide information and practical steps towards addressing stress and anxiety as well as suicidal thoughts. This information is especially pertinent in light of [...]

We’ve started a campaign to obtain 1,000 cotton face masks for staff or clients. The masks will be used when we begin to reintegrate our services back to our offices.

HCRS will be unable to provide our therapeutic summer camps this year. As you might imagine, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous impact on our ability to plan, coordinate, and fund this important program for children and youth. In addition, the current requirements for social distancing and infection control would significantly impact the benefits [...]

Kate Lamphere, our Adult Services Division Director, will be hosting two FREE workshops on recognizing the signs of suicide and ways to help. These are stressful times. We are trying to help build capacity to recognize risk for suicide, develop ways to talk to people, and get them to help. Please feel free to take [...]

There is a new parent support group being offered through HCRS. These virtual group meetings will take place Wednesday afternoons for four weeks starting in May. You can join us from the comfort of your own home! Here at HCRS our mission is to provide creative, collaborative, and compassionate health care services that are responsive [...]

Client Warm Line - 1-800-917-1622  HCRS has set up a Warm Line that will be open for clients starting tomorrow, March 25, at 7:30 am. The Warm Line will operate from 7:30 am – 10:30 pm daily and is a support line to assist our clients during this stressful time. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to [...]

HCRS is open and here to support you. Similar to law enforcement and hospitals, our services are considered “essential” – and in this time of heightened anxiety, perhaps even more essential than ever. In order to continue supporting our communities during this public health crisis as well as reducing the risk of spreading the virus, [...]

HCRS announced today that it has hired Jessica Stehle as the new Director of its Developmental Services Division. Jessica joins us with over 14 years of experience in the field of developmental services. Most recently, she held the role of Pre-employment Program Coordinator for the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. Stehle earned her [...]

HCRS will be hosting nine free wellness activities as part of Springfield’s 3rd Annual Wellness Week. On Monday, March 23, from 2:00-3:00 pm, HCRS Peer Support Manager Malaika Puffer will be facilitating a discussion titled, “Harm Reduction Approach to Psych Drugs.” Join Puffer for this discussion on how to make informed changes to start, stay [...]

HCRS will be hosting a multidisciplinary art show at the River Garden (Strolling of the Heifers) in Brattleboro, Vermont, during the month of March. The artwork that will be displayed comes from a vast array of talented artists, both classically trained and outsiders alike, who are part of the HCRS community. The show is expected [...]