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Vermont State Hospital
You asked for it: Was advocates’ reaction to the Futures Project a surprise? Are cancer rates monitored in the VY zone? Are taxes driving Vermonters out of state?
Readers posed questions for the governor last week. Here are his answers. Continue reading
Douglas embraces Vermont State Hospital Futures Master Plan
JAMES H. DOUGLAS GOVERNOR
State of Vermont
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
For Immediate Release:
February 18, 2010
Contact: David M. Coriell (802) 828-3333
Governor Douglas Embraces Vermont State Hospital Futures Master Plan
Funds Plan with $61.4 Million of One-time ARRA Funds
Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Jim Douglas today announced his full support for both the Future’s Plan concept and the specific recommendations of the Department of Mental Health. The Governor also announced a funding plan that will… Continue reading
House passes bill to reinstate Canteen at the Vermont State Hospital
No hospital, Rep. Paul Poirier said, is without a place where patients and family can get together. Restoring the Canteen, he said, is about parity. Continue reading
Senate restoration of state hospital canteen threatened in House; advocates rally
Rep. Martha Heath will offer an amendment that includes striking the Senate language about the State Hospital canteen from the bill. Continue reading
Sinclair urges state Senators to reinstate the Canteen at the Vermont State Hospital
"The canteen could have kept running in the black, but for some reason the VSH administration decided that it was not necessary." Continue reading
On the record: Illuzzi floats bill to restore VSH Canteen
"The Canteen is as therapeutic as anything that you can offer at that institution." Continue reading
Anatomy of a state budget cut
Vtdigger.org examines DMH's decisions to shut down the Canteen at the Vermont State Hospital and to move the department from Burlington to Waterbury. Continue reading
Canteen was more than just a job for Sinclair
Curtis Sinclair had worked at the Canteen since he was released from the Vermont State Hospital as a patient in 1996. Continue reading
Will Vermont save $156,000 when the VSH Canteen closes? Not exactly
The state says closing the Vermont State Hospital Canteen will cut $156,000 from the budget this year, but nearly half of the savings come from shifts in accounting. Continue reading
Closing the Vermont State Hospital’s Canteen the “last straw” for mental health advocates
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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; Sarah Lunderville, executive director of the Vermont Center for Independent Living; Curtis Sinclair, Canteen… Continue reading
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