Story by Anne Donahue Kristy Hommel knows firsthand how the right kind of police intervention can be not only life-saving but also life-affirming. The positive supports she received in several past experiences with police while she was in crisis has led her directly...
The Vermont Center for Independent Living (VCIL) partnered with the Vermont Statewide Independent Living Council to organize a Congressional forum on July 26. “Part of our mission is to encourage people with disabilities to understand and be involved in the election...
By federal law, each nonprofit hospital in the United States must compile a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) every three years. CHNAs use polls, focus groups, interviews, and data analysis to identify shortcomings in local healthcare. In collaboration with...
Vermont Psychiatric Survivors is seeking applications from individuals or entities in Vermont for independent peer-run initiatives designed and operated by individuals with lived experience of mental health challenges. Interested applicants should fill out the...
This spring, the Vermont General Assembly rejected an ambitious bid to expand and improve peer-based mental health services throughout the state. Neither of the two complementary bills drafted by Vermont’s five peer-led mental health organizations – Alyssum, Another...
The Vermont General Assembly concluded the legislative session on May 12 by passing an $8.3 billion state budget for fiscal year 2023 (FY23), which begins on July 1. $294,407,829 will go to the Department of Mental Health (DMH), $10 million more than it received in...
