Suicide Prevention Across Vermont

How Can We Support Our Family, Friends, or Neighbors who have Suicidal Thoughts?Vermont suicide rates are alarming. According to the VT Suicide Prevention Center, “Vermonters have consistently died by suicide at a rate more than 30% higher than the national average...

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Dragon Breaths, Rainbow Walks and Puppet Shows

How a school based-clinician helps students learn to manage big feelings and cope with Covid When people ask me what I do for a living I tell them, “I play”. Actually, I am a licensed clinical mental counselor working for Lamoille County Mental Health Services...

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Lifeline – Dialing in to Stop Suicide

Lifeline – an innovative and accessible resource for Vermont suicide prevention IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IN CRISIS OR ARE IN CRISIS YOURSELF Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to...

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Food as a foundation to mental health and connection

Food (In)security: Keeping food flowing provides connection to people and other helpful resources; offering more than we may ever know. As with all the Designated Agencies in Vermont, when the pandemic began to impact the communities we serve, the Clara Martin Center...

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