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WebClick here to download a PDF of the directory. Vermont Psychiatric Survivors is an independent, statewide mutual support and civil rights advocacy organization run by and for psychiatric survivors. We offer mutual support, patient representation, sponsor peer-led …

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State Expands Urgent Care Sites

WebWATERBURY — Projects intended to keep Vermonters out of emergency departments during mental health crises are coming to nearly every part of the state. Of the 12 submissions generated last year by the Department of Mental Health’s request for …

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Improving Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment, and …

WebMONTPELIER – With new attention to the increases in emergency room use for mental health crises, a national expert was brought in for a conference this summer to advise local hospitals about improving the quality of care. He proposed a model called …

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Urgent Care Options Are Underway – Vermont Psychiatric …

WebBURLINGTON – The Department of Mental Health is actively looking to relieve Vermont’s overburdened emergency departments by expanding other options for care during mental health crises. There has not yet been any direct involvement by …

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Support Groups – Vermont Psychiatric Survivors, Inc.

WebSupport Groups. We are working on ways to help our support groups to continue to serve our communities during COVID-19. Please don’t hesitate to call us at (802) 775-6834 ext. 5 for any questions you may have. Vermont Psychiatric Survivors sponsors the start-up of …

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History – Vermont Psychiatric Survivors, Inc.

WebVermont Psychiatric Survivors T: (802) 775-6834 F: (802) 775-6823 E: [email protected] Mailing Address: 128 Merchants Row, Suite 606 Rutland, VT 05701-5912

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What Is Mental Health

WebCreative writing by Raven Crispino What is mental health? What is men-tal-hell-th Wat-iz-men-tall-hell-thhh Anyway, That is what my mind just told me to do. So I did it. I am feeling better today; more in control. Better than a month ago; a week ago. …

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Eleven Years of Being Peers – Vermont Psychiatric Survivors, Inc.

WebThis year, 2022, Alyssum quietly, but proudly, celebrates 11 years of being here in Vermont as the first peer-hosted alternative holistic crisis intervention and respite! In doing this work, we have been happy to celebrate our ongoing connection with our first …

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Healthcare Committee Expects Busy Session – Vermont Psychiatric

WebVermont 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 …

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Legislature Considers Peer Mental Health Bills

WebThe first week of Vermont’s legislative session saw the introduction of two bills that would dramatically advance the development of peer-based mental health services in the state. Five peer-led mental health organizations – Alyssum, Another Way, …

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Staff – Vermont Psychiatric Survivors, Inc.

WebKat Parker is a Patient Representative for Vermont Psychiatric Survivors. Prior to working with VPS, she worked in the medical field for 12 years, working mostly in Cardiology and Neurology. She always made sure to take extra time for her patients to make sure that …

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Neuroinclusive Health Clinic Reports Growth – Vermont Psychiatric

WebVermont Psychiatric Survivors T: (802) 775-6834 F: (802) 775-6823 E: [email protected] Mailing Address: 128 Merchants Row, Suite 606 Rutland, VT 05701-5912

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DMH Gives Virtual Preview of Locked Residence in Essex

WebPsychiatric survivors protested the introduction of additional locked capacity to Vermont’s mental health system and particularly opposed plans to allow for the use of restraint and seclusion, which DMH dropped last year. The virtual meeting in March …

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New CEO Leads Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital

WebVermont Psychiatric Survivors T: (802) 775-6834 F: (802) 775-6823 E: [email protected] Mailing Address: 128 Merchants Row, Suite 606 Rutland, VT 05701-5912

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Expected Start Date for Statewide Mobile Crisis Response Is Sept.

WebOn Aug. 1, the Vermont Department of Mental Health (DMH) distributed a “notice of intent to procure community-based mobile crisis intervention services.” The document announced an upcoming request for proposals (RFP), whereby, in November, …

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Hospital Eyes New Beds for Youth

WebVermont Psychiatric Survivors T: (802) 775-6834 F: (802) 775-6823 E: [email protected] Mailing Address: 128 Merchants Row, Suite 606 Rutland, VT 05701-5912

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VPCH Gets New CEO – Vermont Psychiatric Survivors, Inc.

WebVermont Psychiatric Survivors T: (802) 775-6834 F: (802) 775-6823 E: [email protected] Mailing Address: 128 Merchants Row, Suite 606 Rutland, VT 05701-5912

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‘I’ve Got To Walk the Walk’

WebAs a long-time mental health advocate, Guessferd said she recognized that “if I’m going to talk the talk, I’ve got to walk the walk.”. She believes in living with transparency, and if she expects others to ask for help, “I can do my part to let them know they are not …

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Counterpoint Articles – Vermont Psychiatric Survivors, Inc.

Webby Vermont Psychiatric Survivors | Dec 5, 2023 | news | 0 Comments. Under the title “Reshaping Mental Health Systems Through Integration,” the Vermont Department of Mental Health held its first annual conference since the COVID-19 pandemic at the …

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