Commentary by Bryan Plant II While my mental health has been a lifelong struggle, the road back began in 2018. A simple routine visit with my doctor was an unintended first step. He asked the simple question, “How are you doing?” Apparently, that was all I needed to...
A bill originally intended to codify admissions criteria at Vermont’s first psychiatric facility exclusively for patients committed by a criminal court underwent major revisions over the course of the legislative session. By the time S.192 passed in May, lawmakers and...
The Vermont General Assembly approved a bill requiring the Office of Professional Regulation to certify peer support providers. It will take effect on July 1, 2025. In 2022, Vermont’s five peer mental health organizations sought to persuade the legislature to enact a...
Over the past year, the Howard Center Arts Collective has collaborated with residents and staff at four Chittenden County group homes to bring color and imagination to the walls of their common spaces. The Arts Collective hired member-artist Annie Caswell to spearhead...
All but two Counterpoint readers who responded to the winter issue’s poll expressed a belief that improving mental health workers’ pay would lead to better experiences for mental health consumers. The question aimed to discover psychiatric survivors’ attitudes toward...
