Patten: We are failing to keep up with the safety needs of Vermont children
The true cost of supporting people in our community that have fallen victim to generational poverty, abuse, neglect, developmental trauma or even poor parenting is staggering. Any attempt to correct an economic nosedive will have to include dramatic revision of our state systems.
Champlain Housing Trust and Howard Center to secure housing for former diocese property residents
he Champlain Housing Trust and Howard Center announced today an agreement to rehabilitate a property on St. Paul Street to provide housing for 16 residents currently living at Lakeview on North Avenue, a home on the property recently sold by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vermont to Burlington College.
Mental, developmental and substance abuse advocates hold gubernatorial forum
For Immediate Release: Contact: Julie Tessler (802) 223-1773 julie@vtcouncil.org Vermont Council to Hold Gubernatorial Forum Montpelier, VT — Organizers expect the upcoming gubernatorial forum in Burlington on mental health, substance abuse, and developmental disabilities to draw hundreds of citizens from across the state. The Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services is hosting a [...]
Court mandates psychiatric treatment, special services for mentally ill offenders
Low-cost program yields results At the Chittenden County Mental Health Court, clients bypass district court and possibly jail time. They receive social services instead, and in exchange for successfully completing their court programs, which may include sanctions, their criminal records are expunged. More than 100 offenders have filtered through the mental health court and compared [...]
How the Chittenden court works
Offenders with mental illnesses are referred to the court by lawyers, judges, police officers, treatment providers and family members when their criminal behavior is driven by mental illness. They may also self-refer. A clinician assesses offenders for a qualifying mental illness or other serious functional impairment that has led to the commission of the crime, [...]
