News and Events

April 13, 2007, Sara Valentino, clinical director of Guardian Ad Litem Services, Inc, honored by Eli Lilly and Company, receives "Welcome Back" award. Full Press Release

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April 2006 - Guardian Ad Litem Services, Inc. is accredited as Case Manager program for "Access to Recovery" (ATR)

September 2006 - Guardian Ad Litem Services, Inc. gives presentation at 2nd Annual National Conference on Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT) in Orlando, FL.

April 2006 - Guardian Ad Litem Services, Inc. is accredited as Case Manager program for "Access to Recovery" (ATR)

April 28, 2004, Michael W. Mackniak, executive director of Guardian Ad Litem Services, Inc, honored and awarded for his contribution and dedication to the Mental Health and Probate Court Community. Full Press Release

May 2004, Guardian Ad Litem Services, Inc., working with SB Design Group, created a new identity and look for our stationery, business cards and expanded web site including new sections for news, helpful links, and contact information.


Testimonals

"I am writing this letter in support of expanding the services provided by Guardian Ad Litem. I have been working with this agency for approximately 2 and a half years. My clients and I have benefited from being involved in the program. My clients receive individual attention where goals are set and followed through. Guardian has been there for me when I had numerous questions regarding what benefits and programs my clients are entitled to. They have helped me navigate the complex mental health system. Thank you for all that you do. I would be lost without the dedicated people who make up Guardian Ad Litem and the valuable services they provide."


"Words can not convey the importance and dedication of Melissa's Project. As a Conservator for someone, in a maze of great magnitude, not only would I have not survived, but definately not my Brother. Without Melissa's Project, I would have probably given up. Melissa's Project is such a very helpful group. Your staff has dedication and knowledge, no words could thank them enough."

"I am writing to express my strong support of Melissa's Project, a division of Gardian ad Litem Services, Inc. As Director of the Greater Waterbury Mental Health Authority, I have a first hand account of a system wich struggles to meet the ever-changing needs of its clients. My organization is caught between hospitals which are overcrowded, courts which are overburdened, conservators who are misinformed and clients with critical needs for attention which our caseworkers struggle to provide. Melissa's Project offers a unique offortunity to all of these major participants by providing a means of communication amongst them all, which to date, has been sorely lacking. By monitoring a client's progress which the mental health system and acting as a liason between the Greater Waterbury Mental Health Authority, Probate Court, Hospitals, Conservators and the client, Melissa's Project demonstrates an ability to be an asset to all. Ultimately, all of these participants are better capable of creating and assuring a greater chance of obtaining realistic goals set by and for the mentally ill client."

"I would like to thank you and your staff for your continual support of my daughter. This is the first time in the eight years she has been mentally ill that I have found hope for her. The advocacy that your organization has provided to us has been invaluable."

"I am writing this letter to express my wholehearted and unequivocal support for the services provided by Melissa's Project - a division of Guardian Ad Litem Services, Inc. The mental health division of the St. Vincent DePaul Society of Waterbury, Inc. has been utilizing your services since the program's inception, have collaborated on twelve cases, and presently share nine clients.
The main concept behind your service- to provide a social worker as a representative for the conservator and as an advocate for the client- is highly innovative and has proven to be the essential component fo the services you provide. I strongly feel it should be considered an invaluable service for all mental health residential providers and integrated into models of best practices thoughout the state."