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Massachusetts and Vermont nix legalized psychedelics for now
By Beth Negus Viveiros
Both Massachusetts and Vermont dealt blows to the legalization of psychedelics for therapeutic purposes...
‘Man Therapy’ comes to Vermont
By Eileen Weber
According to the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, about 80% of suicide deaths in the U.S....
Vermont establishes mental health urgent care centers as alternatives to emergency departments
By Danielle Ray
Vermont is addressing the ever-growing mental health crisis with a forward-thinking idea –mental health urgent care centers across the state, including an inaugural one...
Bill would provide peer mental health support
By Danielle Ray
Representative Becca Balint’s (D-Vermont at-large District) very first bill introduced in Washington D.C. addresses mental health support for kids. She said it will not be...
VT bill targets mental healthcare in interstate counseling compact
By Eileen Weber
In mid-March, Vermont’s House of Representatives passed a bill that would make practicing across state lines a lot easier for licensed mental health professionals. The bill...
Report: Homelessness the biggest issue for Vermont children
By Eileen Weber
According to Building Bright Futures’ (BBF) annual report, Vermont’s children have issues surrounding...
Vermont group home for adolescent boys in limbo
By Eileen Weber
If there were plans in your town to build a group home for teen boys in the juvenile justice system, would you be concerned? What if that group home appeared to be a...
Vermont aims to ‘stop the bleeding’
By Phyllis Hanlon
Vermont is experiencing a serious staffing shortage, according to January data, which showed a 58.8 percent staffing vacancy rate, an increase from pre-pandemic...
VT legislature calls for action to address ED boarding
By Catherine Robertson Souter
In 2020, the state of Vermont was ranked first in the nation for access to mental health care in Mental Health America’s annual state-by-state rankings. Yet, this spring,...
Woodside’s fate remains up in the air
By New England Psychologist Staff
The fate of Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center, Vermont’s only juvenile detention facility, is up in the air.
While state officials work to figure out what’s...