Health Care and Rehabilitation Services
About Health Care and Rehabilitation Services
HCRS is the non-profit, community mental health agency serving Windsor and Windham counties in southeastern Vermont, since 1967. Each year, we provide compassionate, comprehensive support to more than 4,000 individuals and families through our mental health, substance use, and developmental disability services.
Our dedicated staff deliver holistic care in offices, homes, schools, and throughout the community — ensuring that support is available when and where people need it most. HCRS partners with schools, healthcare providers, law enforcement, and community organizations to create integrated, person-centered care that empowers people to reach their potential, achieve their goals, and live their best lives.
Services Offered
- Mental health and Substance Use Services
- Developmental Services
- 24/7 Crisis Services – HCRS leads Vermont’s statewide Mobile Crisis services in collaboration with the 9 other designated agencies.
- Kindle Farm School – An independent therapeutic alternative school for boys and young men.
Contact
390 River Street, Springfield, VT 05156 |
Directions:
- Take I-91 South to exit 7 for Springfield.
- Bear right off the exit onto Route 11 West.
- Continue on Route 11 into downtown Springfield.
- Go straight through 4-way intersection.
- At next intersection (Springfield Plaza will be on your left), continue straight onto Route 106/River Street.
- Continue 1.7 miles.
- Facility is on the left.
Community Impact & Innovations
- Police and Mental Health Partnership – Staff are embedded within local police departments to respond to mental health and substance use crises, reducing unnecessary trauma, arrests, and hospitalizations.
- Employment Success – Clients receive individualized support to obtain and maintain meaningful employment.
- Youth Stabilization Program – Providing intensive short-term support to help youth and families navigate crises.
- Improved Access Through Care Coordination – Offering care coordination for anyone in southeastern Vermont, supported by a CCBHC implementation grant, as well as telehealth services. Everyone is welcome here!
Community Partnerships
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HCRS works closely with state and local organizations to expand access to care and deliver innovative, collaborative services:
- Healthworks ACT – Partnering with Groundworks, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, and the Brattleboro Retreat to provide critical recovery services and harm reduction supports.
- Project Connectionworks – Collaborating with Groundworks, Interaction, and Better Life Partners to promote harm reduction, restorative practices, and meaningful community connections—centering the voices of those most impacted by substance use.
- Refugee Program – Partnering with the Ethiopian Community Development Council to support local refugee communities.
- Justice System Support – Partnering with Windsor County’s Criminal Justice Program on a court diversion program aimed at reducing DUIs.
- School-Based Services – Embedding staff across 9 school districts in Windsor and Windham counties to support students, educators, and families.