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July 30th, 2024

‘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....

September 18th, 2023

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...

July 2nd, 2023

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...

May 2nd, 2023

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...

April 5th, 2023

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...

April 1st, 2022

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...

July 10th, 2021

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,...

October 7th, 2020

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...

April 19th, 2020

Vermont mental health services for children doubles in last two decades

By Eileen Weber

In the past two decades, the number of young people 18 and under accessing mental health services has doubled. A recent report showed that one in three children in the state...