In leadership trainings for ServiceNet managers, Peter McLean emphasizes emotional intelligence

As he prepares to teach a new series of leadership trainings, Training and Development Manager Peter McLean is thinking about curiosity and compassion. “It can be easy for managers without […]

Laura Stone: Helping People Find Their Way Forward

When Laura Stone talks about her work, she returns again and again to one core belief: people need to feel that they belong. As interim director of River Valley Counseling […]

Mental Health Awareness Month Highlights the Importance of Care, Connection, and Community

At ServiceNet, we take Mental Health Awareness Month in May as an opportunity to reflect on a reality that touches nearly every family and community: mental health is an essential […]

Catherine Vaughan on supporting kids and the clinicians who care for them

“They know they can ask me anything.” For Catherine Vaughan, that trust is at the heart of her work — with the children and teens she counsels, with the clinicians […]

ServiceNet’s 34th Annual Autism Conference Draws Families, Advocates, and Professionals to Springfield

Keynote speaker Dr. Daniel Wendler helped spark conversations on neurodiversity, inclusion, empowerment, and support at all ages. More than three decades after it began as a small gathering at [...]

Reconnecting Around Care: Shared Living & AFC Conference Returns with Focus on Relationships, Resilience

The 27th Annual Shared Living and Adult Family Care Conference brought caregivers, clinicians, and human services professionals together April 14 in Marlborough, Mass., reviving a long-standing [...]

ServiceNet’s ‘The First’ Resource Center Is Honored in Pittsfield for Community Approach to Homelessness

At its annual meeting, Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. recognized the innovative space and its partners with the Downtown Pittsfield Community Award. When communities accept that people without housing [...]

Whole Children™ and Milestones Inclusive Theater Program Builds Community—and Buzz for the Big Show

Nearly 30 performers will take the stage in a quirky monster mystery showcasing inclusion and ambitious stagecraft. ServiceNet’s Whole Children™ and Milestones theater program starts with a [...]