Vermont lawmakers will reconvene in Montpelier for the second half of the legislative biennium on Jan. 3, 2024. As usual, the House Committee on Health Care and the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare will examine bills that address mental health. Rep. Lori...
A pair of sophomores at Bennington College had an idea for a new student organization this fall. They called it the Lucid Dream and Tea Club. Researchers have investigated lucid dreams’ effects on mental well-being for years. Some have concluded that they can ease...
Passed during June’s veto session, Act 81 is the law that codified Vermont’s transition plan for the last beneficiaries of its pandemic-era General Assistance Emergency Housing program. When the House Human Services and Senate Health and Welfare committees met for an...
The Vermont Agency of Human Services has drafted a rewrite of decades-old administrative rules that govern its advisory bodies. The potential update initially included the possibility of a merger between the State Program Standing Committees for Adult Mental Health...
When Wendy Shapiro thinks about inpatient psychiatric care, she thinks about her aunt, Shirley. Shirley “always had a special place in my heart,” Shapiro recalled. “My mom and dad would always have her and her boyfriend come over to play cards and eat dinner at...
By Vermont Emergency Management’s preliminary count, July’s flooding damaged 4,087 homes and 839 businesses statewide. Emotionally and psychologically, the event and its aftermath will yield serious, long-lasting challenges for Vermonters, according to mental health...
