Proposal to replace Vermont State Hospital with a 25-bed facility approved by committees
The GOP has agreed to suspend the rules and the House will take up the bill on Thursday.
By the numbers: Proposed mental health system could be more costly
Medicaid reimbursements may not be available for a proposed 25-bed state psychiatric facility that would replace the Vermont State Hospital.
Public hearing on Vermont’s mental health system on Jan. 24
The Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and the House Committee on Human Services will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, to give interested Vermonters an opportunity to share their recommendations for the best way to structure Vermont’s mental health care delivery system.
Tessler: A time for learning, adapting for Vermont’s mental health community
There is no one answer to what is the best environment for recovery from mental health crisis. The forced closure of the state hospital provided confirmation that, for some people who were thought to require inpatient care, the community placements were equally or even more beneficial.
Hundreds protest budget cuts for mentally ill, developmentally disabled
Nearly a thousand advocates for the mentally ill and developmentally disabled thronged the Statehouse Wednesday to deliver a straightforward message to their legislators: Don’t cut services.
Nease new director of Vermont Association for Mental Health
Nease: “There has not been a time in Vermont’s history when the issues facing the mental health and substance abuse systems have been more critical to the future of Vermont’s citizens. The need for VAMH’s voice to be heard loud and clear has never been greater.”
Closing the Vermont State Hospital’s Canteen the “last straw” for mental health advocates
Advocates, employees and former patients are outraged by Douglas administration’s decision to close the Canteen at the Vermont State Hospital. They say it’s the only place left for patients to get a break from the hospital’s locked down wards. In order of appearance: Malcolm Sawyer, former VSH patient; Joe Yoder, a psychiatric technician for VSH; [...]
Opinion: Vermont State Hospital canteen eliminated ‘for no good reason’
Letter-writer: Make judicious cuts without eliminating entire programs Editor’s note: This open letter to Agency of Human Resources Sec. Robert Hofmann is from Curtis Sinclair, the coordinator for the canteen at the Vermont State Hospital. It was also sent to Gov. James Douglas. Hello Secretary Hofmann, I am writing to you and the Governor’s office [...]
Budget cuts add to recidivism woes
Stress on resources limits community mental health treatment services for offenders Read more in this series ‘We just don’t have the people’ ‘This is bankrupting our state’ Prison, a tough environment for mentally ill Many of Vermont’s prisoners have been diagnosed with psychiatric disorders, and the majority of them are eventually released into the community. [...]
‘We just don’t have the people’
Providing mental health care a challenge for prisons Vermont does better than many states in providing mental health treatment for its prisoners, according to a consultant, Milliman, Inc., cited by the Joint Legislative Corrections Oversight Committee. But the author of the report goes on to express concern that the efforts may be insufficient to ensure [...]
