Report by Anne Donahue MONTPELIER – Some 2,800 individuals, including children, who have been housed at hotels during the COVID pandemic face losing shelter by July 1, leading to a contentious political battle over the state’s budget and its responsibility to keep a...
Story by Anne Donahue BURLINGTON – When Christina Guessferd takes to the air as co-anchor on the WCAX nightly news, she is the consummate professional: composed, articulate, relaxed. That reflects a large part of how she sees herself. As her high school’s class...
Story by Anne Donahue RUTLAND – Walt Wade, a longtime advocate for youth and those with addictions who joined Vermont Psychiatric Survivors in 2020, has been named its new Executive Director. He said his vision is “making VPS the agency that it should be” that...
Report by Anne Donahue The commission charged with analyzing police shootings when a mental health issue is involved has reported that officers acted appropriately – or even were deserving of praise – when they confronted Mark Johnson in June of 2019 and attempted to...
$18 Million from Hospital To Be Shifted MONTPELIER – An $18 million fund left over after construction of new inpatient psychiatric beds by the University of Vermont Health Network was determined to be too costly will now be spent on a broader range of services. UVMHN...
