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The Consortium Celebrates 50 Years of Community Impact!

The Consortium Celebrates 50 Years of Community Impact!

by | Apr 30, 2025 | In The News

The Western Massachusetts Training Consortium, located at 187 High St., shared upcoming events to celebrate its 50th anniversary. This milestone marks five decades of dedicated service and positive impact in the community.

The theme for the 50th anniversary is “Mission Possible,” reflecting on the unwavering commitment to making a positive difference in the lives of those they serve. To commemorate this significant milestone, the consortium has planned a series of fundraising events throughout the year, inviting everyone to join in the celebrations and make this occasion truly memorable.

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Human Service Forum’s Community Builders Celebration Recognizes Consortium Community Leaders

by | Jun 1, 2022 | In The News

Thank you to Human Service Forum for recognizing some of our amazing community leaders at Home and Community Connection, Northampton Recovery Center and the Support Network during their Community Builder Celebration event on May 25th! According to the Human Service Forum, these are people who make all feel welcome, working collaboratively for the good of the community while helping others to be their best. We are SO proud of you all!

Honored as Community Builders in Western Massachusetts:
  • Home and Community Connections employees: Anita Cross, Sharna Pearson and Renee Marshal
  • Northampton Recovery Center employees: John Sullivan, Trevor Dayton and Dan Bickford
  • Support Network employees: Jan Lamberg and Shawna Osman

Learn more about their work in creating conditions for innovation, growth, and connection at their pages below!

Home and Community Connections

Northampton Recovery Center

Support Network

 

Join Support Network’s Children’s Mental Health Week Event

by | Apr 19, 2022 | In The News

Children’s Mental Health Week 2022: Understanding Teen Depression

Join the Support Network as we welcome speakers from Families for Depression Awareness for a conversation about the signs, symptoms and interventions for teen depression. Hear a young person’s perspective about their experience and gain insight about how parents and caregivers can best support their youth.

When: May 5, 2022 from 6:30-8:00
Where: Via Zoom, Zoom ID 264-212-8031

The first 5 attendees to arrive on Zoom will receive a $25.00 Amazon gift card!

RSVP to mjess@wmtcinfo.org or call or text: 413-530-4689

Therapist Shortage Fuels Ongoing Crisis In Youth Mental Health

Therapist Shortage Fuels Ongoing Crisis In Youth Mental Health

by | Apr 26, 2021 | In The News

Anna Dellarosa, at left, is raising her three great-nieces in Turners Falls, Massachusetts. Gretchen Emond is co-director of The Support Network, which assists families in navigating the mental health care system.
Credit: BEN JAMES / NEPM

By BEN JAMES • APR 15, 2021

Gretchen Emond and Anna Dellarosa have a relationship forged from years of common experience.

“We are parents with lived experience raising a child with a mental health challenge,” said Emond, a family support therapist and co-director of The Support Network, which assists families in the difficult task of navigating the mental health system.

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“I wouldn’t even know where my mind would be if I did not call this woman and say, ‘I’m losing my mind,’” Dellarosa said, nodding toward Emond. “‘Could you give me advice really quickly, so I can just take a deep breath and just go, you know, the next few hours?’”

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